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Dunkery Beacon is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Dunkery Hill in the Exmoor area of Somerset. The site comprises a prominent barrow accompanied by adjacent smaller mounds, representing a clustering of funerary monuments typical of Bronze Age ritual landscapes. The principal mound retains substantial surviving earthwork, though like many such monuments it has been subject to degradation and antiquarian investigation over centuries. The beacon's elevated position on the moorland provided both a practical vantage point and a landscape marker of considerable visibility, characteristics that would have enhanced its significance within the prehistoric ceremonial geography of the region.
Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003026. View the official record →
Dunkery Beacon is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Dunkery Hill in the Exmoor area of Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003026.
Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds 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 1003026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage (6.6 km), Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm (6.8 km), Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross (7.4 km).
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