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Beacon Hill Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. The site comprises round barrows, earthen mounds constructed as burial structures typical of Bronze Age ritual and mortuary practice in Wales. Such monuments served as focal points for community burial and associated ceremonial activity, reflecting the social organisation and spiritual beliefs of prehistoric societies. The barrows at Beacon Hill represent an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary customs in the Welsh uplands.
Beacon Hill Round Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD111. View the official record →
Beacon Hill Round Barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD111.
Beacon Hill Round Barrows dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Beacon Hill Round Barrows is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is RD111.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhos Crug Round Barrows (3 km), Water-break-its-neck promontory fort (3.2 km), Rhos-crug Hill settlement (3.3 km).
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