Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBarton End Farm earthworks

Barton End Farm earthworks

England
List entry 1002096
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002096
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.29 hectares
Grid reference
ST 84673 97516
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barton End Farm earthworks is a scheduled ancient monument located in Gloucestershire that comprises structural remains of medieval date. The site contains field systems and associated settlement features that reflect the agricultural organization and land use patterns of the medieval period. The earthworks are visible as ridge and furrow cultivation remains and other topographical anomalies that survive in the landscape, providing evidence of past rural economy and settlement strategy. Such field systems are characteristic of medieval open-field agriculture and represent an important phase in the development of the English countryside.

Barton End Farm earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002096. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barton End Farm earthworks?

Barton End Farm earthworks is a scheduled ancient monument located in Gloucestershire that comprises structural remains of medieval date.

Who is responsible for protecting Barton End Farm earthworks?

Barton End Farm earthworks 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 1002096.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barton End Farm earthworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage (5.2 km), Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 550m west of Lasborough Cottage (5.3 km), Two bowl barrows 100m north east of Bowldown Wood (5.5 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Barton End Farm earthworks

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barton End Farm earthworks

Barton End Farm earthworks stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.