Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire
Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, in north Hampshire. The hill's name is derived from the fact that it was one of many Beacon Hills in England and beyond. This hill was once the site of the most famous beacon in Hampshire. It is 261 metres high and has one of England's most well known hill forts on its slopes, visible from the main A34 road which passes close by. From there, outstanding views of the surrounding area and much of Hampshire may be obtained. The site is open to the public and managed by Hampshire County Council. It is an 80.7-hectare (199-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest called Burghclere Beacon and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire
View to the north with Highclere Castle visible on the left and the A34 road to the right
3D view of the digital terrain model
De Havilland Memorial Stone near Seven Barrows Field and Beacon Hill from A34
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon,, styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Lord Carnarvon, who was the chief financial backer on many of Howard Carter's Egyptian excavations.
Lady and Lord Carnarvon at the races in June 1921.
Lord Carnarvon, his daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert, and Howard Carter at the top of the steps leading to the newly discovered tomb of Tutankhamun, November 1922.
Lord Carnarvon's tomb on Beacon Hill
