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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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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.