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Round barrow 800 yards south-west of Dunkery Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Brendon Hills in Somerset. The barrow represents a typical example of the burial practices employed during the Bronze Age, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of individuals of presumed status within their communities. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork in the landscape, testament to the archaeological significance of the Brendon Hills as an area of concentrated Bronze Age activity. Its location on elevated moorland reflects the deliberate placement of such monuments in prominent positions visible across the surrounding terrain.
Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006232. View the official record →
Round barrow 800 yards south-west of Dunkery Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Brendon Hills in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006232.
Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery 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 1006232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage (6.3 km), Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm (6.6 km), Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross (6.9 km).
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