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Round barrow on Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The barrow represents a funerary monument typical of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of individuals of social significance. The site is situated on Beacon Hill, a prominent topographical feature that would have served as a conspicuous location for the monument within the landscape. As a scheduled monument under the National Heritage List for England, the barrow remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Somerset region.
Round barrow on Beacon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003030. View the official record →
Round barrow on Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003030.
Round barrow on Beacon Hill 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 1003030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Bodden (2.1 km), Market cross in the market place (3 km), The tithe barn (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Beacon Hill'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.
Round barrow on Beacon Hill stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.