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Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery

England
List entry 1019865
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019865
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
TA 29944 08096
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Beacon Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Lincolnshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork on the south-west side of the cemetery and represents a funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as prominent landscape features marking the graves of significant individuals or families. Round barrows of this type are among the most distinctive archaeological remains of Bronze Age Britain, and their distribution across the landscape provides valuable evidence for settlement patterns and social organization during the second millennium BC. The barrow's survival and listing reflect its importance as a heritage monument within the local archaeological record.

Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019865. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery?

Beacon Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019865.

Who is responsible for protecting Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery?

Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019865.

What other scheduled monuments are near Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Humberston Abbey (3.1 km), Cross in St Peter's churchyard (5.5 km), Churchyard cross, St George's Church (5.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Humberston Abbey
3.1 km
Cross in St Peter's churchyard
5.5 km
Churchyard cross, St George's Church
5.9 km
Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyard
7.4 km
Round Barrow Cemetery with outlying barrow to the west of Tetney and north of the Waithe Beck
7.5 km
Cross in St Martin's churchyard
7.6 km
Cross in St Nicholas's churchyard
9 km
Cross in St Mary's churchyard
11.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery

Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Beacon Hill round barrow, on the south west side of the cemetery

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