Barr Beacon Obelisk

Barr Beacon Obelisk 5
Originally uploaded by John Williams ("j-t-f").

Barr Beacon (743 feet above sea level)was used as one of the beacons to warn of the Spanish Invasion by the Armada in Elizabethan times.

It now forms part of a country park. Although not high, it is very high in the locality so gives amazing views. To the North, West and South one can see Birmingham, Walsall, and all the Black Country, with the hills beyond, and sometimes all the way to Wales. To the East the world seems flat. It is said that the next highest ground going East is in the Ural Mountains. I've checked this and what I though was an urban myth seems correct!

This photo was taken early on Easter Monday 2006 using a Pentax Optio S60 suspended from an 8' delta kite. The camera was operated by "Gentled Auto".