Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon

Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon

England
List entry 1020164
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020164
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.49 hectares
Grid reference
SX 85771 62033
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of burial mound from the Bronze Age period and typically consist of a central burial pit covered by an earthen mound of circular plan. These examples at Beacon Hill form part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial monuments in the region, contributing to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in Devon. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage designation system.

Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020164. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon?

Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020164.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon?

Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon 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 1020164.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosures and field systems, 430m north east of Lower Well Farm (4.5 km), Chambered tomb, 630m north west of Elberry Farm (5.9 km), Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage (6 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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon

Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Around Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon

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