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Beacon Mound at Fire Beacon Hill, located 250 metres north west of Bosomzeal in Devon, is a prehistoric burial mound of probable Bronze Age date. The monument survives as an earthwork consisting of a raised mound, representing one of several barrow monuments recorded in this landscape. Such mounds served as communal or individual burial features and are characteristic of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period, roughly 2200 to 700 BCE. The site's designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of early settlement and ritual practice in the region.
Beacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of Bosomzeal is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019949. View the official record →
Beacon Mound at Fire Beacon Hill, located 250 metres north west of Bosomzeal in Devon, is a prehistoric burial mound of probable Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019949.
Beacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of Bosomzeal 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 1019949.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House (2 km), D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point (2.1 km), Hillfort known as Greenway Camp, immediately north east of Cart Wood (2.7 km).
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