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Westbury Beacon is a bell barrow located near Brimble Pit Pool in Somerset, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial mound of a type characterised by a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, a form typical of high-status interments from the second millennium BC. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under the designation NHLE 1006177. As a surviving example of Bronze Age mortuary practice, the monument contributes to the archaeological understanding of burial customs and social organisation during the prehistoric period in the Somerset landscape.
Westbury Beacon, a bell barrow 720m west of Brimble Pit Pool is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006177. View the official record →
Westbury Beacon is a bell barrow located near Brimble Pit Pool in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006177.
Westbury Beacon, a bell barrow 720m west of Brimble Pit Pool 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 1006177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's palace (5.4 km), Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle (6.7 km), Browne's Gate (6.9 km).
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