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An earthwork on the common was possibly a cattle pound. Overlooking the common off Heathfield Road is Keston Windmill, an C18th post-mill, which according to its inscription was built in 1716, making it the oldest dated post-mill in Kent. It is a 3-storey black weather boarded structure on a brick roundhouse, with the stumps of the sweeps remaining and some machinery intact. Keston War Memorial is within a semi-circular hedged area with a conical yew tree either side. In Portland stone with a bronze wreath, the memorial was unveiled on 10 March 1920; it was designed by sculptor Sydney March, who also designed the Bromley Memorial.

Sources consulted:

B Cherry & N Pevsner, 'The Buildings of England, London 2: South' (1983, reprint 1999) p.187-9

Grid ref:	TQ418640
Size in hectares:	55.25 (21.48 registered common
On EH National Register :	No
EH grade :
Site on EH Heritage at Risk list:
Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:	Yes: Common (CL80)
Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:	No
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.
On Local List:
In Conservation Area:	No
Conservation Area name:	adjacent areas within CA
Tree Preservation Order:	Not known
Nature Conservation Area:	Yes - Metropolitan Importance
Green Belt:	Yes
Metropolitan Open Land:	No
Special Policy Area:	Yes - Area of Archaeological Significance
Other LA designation:	SSSI - Keston and Hayes Commons; London Loop; within proposed World Heritage Site