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Hameldown Beacon is a Bronze Age barrow situated on Hameldown Moor in Devon. The monument consists of a round barrow, a burial mound characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in southwest England, dating to approximately 2000–700 BCE. The barrow forms part of a wider Bronze Age landscape on Dartmoor, reflecting the prehistoric use of these upland areas for ritual and burial purposes. Its elevated position on the moor would have made it a prominent landmark in the ancient topography of the region.
Hameldown Beacon barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003284. View the official record →
Hameldown Beacon is a Bronze Age barrow situated on Hameldown Moor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003284.
Hameldown Beacon barrow 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 1003284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (8.7 km), Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam (8.8 km), Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (8.8 km).
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