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Shrewsbury Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Shooters Hill in Greenwich, London. The barrow survives as an earthwork of considerable antiquity, representing funerary practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such prominent mounds were constructed to commemorate the dead. Its presence on Shooters Hill reflects the archaeological significance of the wider area, which contains evidence of prehistoric activity and settlement. The monument remains an important record of Bronze Age burial customs and the ritual landscape of southeast England.
Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1430983. View the official record →
Shrewsbury Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Shooters Hill in Greenwich, London. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1430983.
Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill 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 1430983.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Conduit Head, Eltham (2.9 km), Eltham Palace (3.4 km), Romano-Celtic temple in Greenwich Park (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.