You are in: North Yorkshire > History > Local history > Danby Beacon Danby Beacon. Photo © Frances Gilbraith By Don Watt, Danby Beacon Trust A beacon has stood proud ...

From early morning when the sun rises to evening as night descends, church bells will ring out, special flags will be flown, town criers will proclaim the victory, the haunting sound of bagpipes will ...

The eerie moors of a national park have surrendered another spooky visitor attraction, in the vestigial remains of a cold war secret listening post. Files of photographs and veterans' memories added ...

THE FORMER radar station responsible for guiding Flight Lt Peter Townsend to intercept and shoot down the Second World War’s first enemy aircraft on English soil is getting a new life. THE FORMER ...

Gavin Garner took this photo of the Danby Beacon in the North York Moors National Park. The beacon was built in 1937 and was part of a long-range early warning system The plant dominates in some rural ...