14 K jpg photograph looking towards Beacon Hill Fort (Blackman's Head) from Dovercourt Seafront. Felixstowe Port can be seen in the background. Copyright Eric Bramhill XL Web Design.

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22 K jpg photograph looking towards Beacon Hill Fort (Blackman's Head) from Harwich Seafront. Copyright Eric Bramhill XL Web Design.

Beacon Hill Fort ~ The estuary at Harwich formed by the rivers Stour and Orwell is the only safe natural harbour between the Thames and the Humber. Therefore it has been vital in Britain's East Coast defences for several hundred years.

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