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Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill is a Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual and funerary monument located in Somerset. The site comprises a circular earthwork with associated burial mounds, reflecting the multi-period use typical of prominent hilltop locations in prehistoric Britain. The monument's position on Beacon Hill suggests it held ceremonial significance and may have served as a focal point for the surrounding landscape during the third and second millennia BC. The surviving earthwork and barrow elements remain important archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the West Country.
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 a Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual and funerary monument located 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).
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