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Telegraph Woods beacon is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Hampshire, England, situated approximately 170 metres north of Fir Cottage. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the archaeological landscape of the region, representing the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in southern England. Such barrows typically date to the second millennium BCE and often contained inhumation or cremation burials, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under national heritage protection, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in Hampshire.
Telegraph Woods beacon, 170m north of Fir Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017893. View the official record →
Telegraph Woods beacon is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Hampshire, England, situated approximately 170 metres north of Fir Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017893.
Telegraph Woods beacon, 170m north of Fir Cottage 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 1017893.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 630m north of Hardley Bridge (9.7 km), Bowl barrow 400m north of Hardley Bridge (9.9 km), Bowl barrow 250m north-east of Hardley Bridge (10 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Telegraph Woods beacon, 170m north of Fir Cottage'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.
Telegraph Woods beacon, 170m north of Fir Cottage stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.