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Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow typology, representing funerary practice of the second millennium BC. The site is situated at a prominent location that likely held territorial or ritual significance for prehistoric communities. As a scheduled ancient monument, Beacon Hill contributes to the archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in northern England.
Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018255. View the official record →
Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018255.
Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill 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 1018255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd (0.4 km), Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House (0.7 km), Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.