Shrewsbury Barrow
Shrewsbury Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound in Shooter's Hill in South East London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is a Scheduled Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: bronze Age burial mound
- Also known as: “Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrewsbury Park and Severndroog Castle.
Shrewsbury Park
Park
Shrewsbury Park is a public park situated on Shooter's Hill, south of Woolwich, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south east London. The park is east of Plum Lane, and north of the Shooter's Hill golf course. Shrewsbury Park is situated 1,600 feet east of Shrewsbury Barrow.
Severndroog Castle
Photo: Veghead, Public domain.
Severndroog Castle is a folly designed by architect Richard Jupp, with the first stone laid on 2 April 1784. While commonly referred to as a castle due to its turrets, it was built as a folly, as can be discerned by its small size and because it has never functioned as a castle. Severndroog Castle is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Shrewsbury Barrow.
Woolwich Arsenal station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woolwich Arsenal station is an interchange station in the heart of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich for Docklands Light Railway and National Rail services. Woolwich Arsenal station is situated 1 mile north of Shrewsbury Barrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shooter’s Hill and Woolwich.
Shooter’s Hill
Suburb
Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shooter's Hill is a district of South East London, England, straddling the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich.
Woolwich
Town
Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woolwich is a market town in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throughout the 16th to 20th centuries.
Plumstead
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. It is located east of Woolwich.
Shrewsbury Barrow
- Categories: architectural structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.47474° or 51° 28′ 29″ northLongitude
0.07033° or 0° 4′ 13″ eastOpen location code
9F32F3FC+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11630868959OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q104902501
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shrewsbury Barrow”. Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.