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Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a cemetery of round barrows in Devon. The site comprises multiple burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age period, representing a significant necropolis of the second millennium before Christ. The barrows are positioned on elevated terrain typical of Bronze Age funerary sites in Devon, which often command views across the surrounding landscape. The designation as a beacon point in its later history reflects the common reuse of prominent Bronze Age mounds for early modern signalling purposes.
Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020075. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a cemetery of round barrows in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020075.
Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands 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 1020075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trendle earthwork NE of Kelly College (5 km), Tavistock Abbey (5.5 km), Inscribed stones in vicarage garden (5.6 km).
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