Cosdon Beacon, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park

Cosdon Beacon, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park

Cosdon Beacon is a huge cairn and trig point 550 metres above sea level at the highest point on Cosdon Hill.

We've positioned Cosdon Beacon on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. Read our Cosdon Hill listing for directions.

Cosdon is one of a number of beacons on high moorland within the National Park. Running clockwise, these are:

Cosdon Beacon.

Hameldown Beacon.

Buckland Beacon.

Ugborough Beacon.

Western Beacon.

Penn Beacon.

The beacons were part of an early communications system to warn of approaching danger. As you might expect, the views are spectacular from all these beacons.