Site Event/Activity record EEM14976 - 2004: TS - Dunkery Beacon Group

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English Heritage Exeter Office

Date

October 2004

Description

A new survey of five cairns located on the summit of Dunkery Beacon in Somerset was undertaken in August 2004 by the EH Archaeological survey team. The purpose of the survey was to record the state and condition of the cairns in advance of a planning application by the owners,The National Trust, to cover some of the cairns. Damage to the cairns is being caused by visitor pressure.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Fletcher, M.. 2004. A new archaeological survey of: the summit cairns on Dunkery Beacon. English Heritage.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1404606, Added 8 March 2022.

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Location

Location Dunkery Beacon Group, Cutcombe, Somerset
Grid reference SS 8916 4156 (point)
Map sheet SS84SE
Civil Parish CUTCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

  • Bronze Age cairn north of Dunkery Beacon (Monument)
  • Bronze Age cairn northwest of Dunkery Beacon (Monument)
  • Bronze Age cairn southeast of Dunkery Beacon (Monument)
  • Bronze Age cairn west of Dunkery Beacon (Monument)
  • Dunkery Beacon (Monument)
  • Group of Bronze Age cairns at Dunkery Beacon (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 8 2022 9:39AM