Summary
A Bronze Age round barrow, the last known to survive of a group of six.
Reasons for Designation
The Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill is scheduled for the following principal reasons:
History
Round barrows are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as a focus of burials in later periods. Often superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving examples recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring across most of Britain, including the Wessex area where it is often possible to classify them more closely, for example as bowl or bell barrows. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation in form and longevity as a monument type provide important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of protection.
Details
A Bronze Age round barrow, the last known to survive of a group of six.
Sources
Websites https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/record?titleId=2795944 http://e-shootershill.co.uk/barrow-quest/ http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=407973 http://www.scribd.com/doc/11780791/Shooters-Hill-Greenwich Other
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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