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Round barrow on Beacon Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset, England. The barrow forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric funerary sites characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds served as repositories for the dead and functioned as visible markers within the contemporary landscape. The monument survives as an earthwork, preserving evidence of burial practices and settlement patterns from this early metal-using period. Its position on Beacon Hill reflects the deliberate siting of such monuments on elevated locations, offering both practical visibility and likely symbolic significance within the Bronze Age community.
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 monument 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).
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