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Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Gloucestershire. The monument comprises a substantial bank with an associated ditch, characteristic of territorial or defensive boundaries of the prehistoric period. Such linear features are common in the Gloucestershire landscape and often mark important territorial divisions or field systems from the Iron Age onwards. The survival of this earthwork as an upstanding landscape feature demonstrates the longevity of land divisions in this region and contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the Cotswolds area.
Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015422. View the official record →
Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015422.
Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm 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 1015422.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Chavenage House (6.2 km), Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Beverston Castle Farm (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 335m south east of Broadfield Farm (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm'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.
Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.