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Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill is an ancient monument comprising a group of burial mounds and associated earthworks situated on high ground in Somerset. The site consists of Neolithic and Bronze Age barrows, representing funerary practices spanning several centuries of prehistory. The circular earthwork that gives the monument its name forms part of a wider landscape of ritual and burial activity characteristic of upland areas during these periods. The site's elevated position would have been significant both as a burial location and as a prominent point in the prehistoric landscape.
Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006199. View the official record →
Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill is an ancient monument comprising a group of burial mounds and associated earthworks situated on high ground in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006199.
Circular earthwork and barrows on 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 1006199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross in the market place (3 km), The tithe barn (3.1 km), An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Circular earthwork and barrows on 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.
Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.