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Four cairns on Hurley Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on high ground in Somerset. The site comprises four distinct burial cairns, which represent evidence of prehistoric mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the region during the Bronze Age period. Such cairn groups are characteristic of upland areas in south-western England and indicate the significance of this location for Bronze Age communities. The monuments survive as visible earthworks, contributing to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age burial customs and territorial organisation in Somerset.
Four cairns on Hurley Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017218. View the official record →
Four cairns on Hurley Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on high ground in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017218.
Four cairns on Hurley Beacon 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 1017218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (3.5 km), Three round cairns on Wills Neck (3.7 km), Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Four cairns on Hurley Beacon'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.
Four cairns on Hurley Beacon stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.