<< Our Photo Pages >> Beacon Hill (Oakhill) Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Beacon Hill (Oakhill) BarrowsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.436 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Shepton Mallet Nearest Village: Oakhill
Map Ref: ST63484616 Landranger Map Number: 183
Latitude: 51.213466N Longitude: 2.524224W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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TheCaptain visited on 19th Mar 2023 - their rating: Access: 4 Several round barrows can be clearly seen from the roman road in an open field along the ridgetop, with several more to be found in Beacon Hill Woods. I didn't have time to park and go and have a proper look.
These barrows and earthworks are contained within several different Scheduled Monument listings, including the following:
Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill
Two round barrows on Beacon Hill
Round barrow on Beacon Hill
Round barrow in Beacon Plantation
Note: An urn from one of the barrows can be seen in Birmingham Museum. See comments on recent finds.
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