Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBurial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead

Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead

England
List entry 1002005
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002005
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TQ4570277902
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead is a Bronze Age barrow situated on Winns Common in the London borough of Plumstead, south-east London, within the former county of Kent. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and represents a form of funerary monument characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as burial places for members of Bronze Age communities. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns in the south-eastern region.

Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002005. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead?

Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead is a Bronze Age barrow situated on Winns Common in the London borough of Plumstead, south-east London, within the former county of Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002005.

Who is responsible for protecting Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead?

Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead 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 1002005.

What other scheduled monuments are near Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill (2 km), Lesnes Abbey (2.4 km), Linear Training Fortification, Royal Military Repository (3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead

Burial mound on Winns Common, Plumstead stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.