AN ancient moorland beacon dating back hundreds of years is to be replaced after a campaign by local people.
Danby group parish council won planning permission from the North York National Park's authority to put up a beacon above the village, after its original design was turned down.
One of the designers, Don Watts, said there had been unprecedented support for the beacon in the Esk Valley and Whitby area because of its historic significance.
The 18ft beacon - slightly smaller than the original design - would be built in a metal known as corten, as used for The Angel of the North, and in bronze to symbolise Danby's links with the Bronze Age and a burial mound near the site of the beacon. It will replace a wooden beacon which rotted and fell down, about four years ago and will be capable of containing a medium- sized fire on national celebration occasions as well as being a practical working beacon.
"We are not talking about building an Eiffel Tower striding across the moors," said Mr Watts.
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