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Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm

England
List entry 1006658
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006658
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SW6923830942
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Beacon Hut is a prehistoric round cairn located near Wheal Lovell Farm in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises a circular mound of stones that originated in the Bronze Age as a burial structure, a form characteristic of the second millennium BCE. In later periods, the cairn was adapted for secondary use, with a shelter and beacon constructed upon or near the site, reflecting changing functions across centuries. The site demonstrates the longstanding significance of elevated positions in the Cornish landscape for both ceremonial and practical purposes.

Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006658. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm?

Beacon Hut is a prehistoric round cairn located near Wheal Lovell Farm in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006658.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm?

Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm 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 1006658.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round 530m ESE of Treloskan (7.9 km), Bowl barrow at Beeswing (8.6 km), Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon (8.9 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round 530m ESE of Treloskan
7.9 km
Bowl barrow at Beeswing
8.6 km
Three round barrows 350yds (320m) E of Burnoon
8.9 km
Three bowl barrows 815m north west of Leech Pool forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.5 km
Churchyard cross in Cury churchyard
9.8 km
Three round barrows 500yds (460m) W of Polkerth
10 km
Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
10.2 km
Two bowl barrows 570m south west of Polkerth forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm

Round cairn with later shelter and beacon known as Beacon Hut, 430m NNW of Wheal Lovell Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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