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Mound E of Basin Road

England
List entry 1002172
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002172
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
TL 87165 07514
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mound E of Basin Road is a Bronze Age barrow located in Essex, England. The monument forms part of a barrow cemetery and represents funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument, it is recognised for its archaeological significance in understanding prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns in Essex. The mound survives as an earthwork feature, contributing to the broader archaeological landscape of Bronze Age ceremonial sites in the region.

Mound E of Basin Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002172. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mound E of Basin Road?

Mound E of Basin Road is a Bronze Age barrow located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002172.

Who is responsible for protecting Mound E of Basin Road?

Mound E of Basin Road 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 1002172.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mound E of Basin Road?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles (3 km), Pumping station (3.9 km), Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall (4.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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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
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles
3 km
Pumping station
3.9 km
Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
4.9 km
Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
5.3 km
Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
5.4 km
Complex of cropmarks including barrows E of Hoemill Barns
5.8 km
Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks
5.9 km
Wickham Bishops timber trestle railway viaduct
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mound E of Basin Road

Mound E of Basin Road stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Mound E of Basin Road

ColchesterRoman town · ~13.5 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~1.2 miles
Domesday entry for Northey Island, Essex →
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