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Round barrow in Beacon Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound, a characteristic monument type from the Bronze Age period when such structures served as burial places for individuals of status within prehistoric communities. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Somerset region. Like many barrows of its type, it represents evidence of ritual practices and social organisation during the second and first millennia before the Common Era.
Round barrow in Beacon Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006178. View the official record →
Round barrow in Beacon Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006178.
Round barrow in Beacon Plantation 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 1006178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The tithe barn (2.9 km), Market cross in the market place (3.1 km), Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station (3.6 km).
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