Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.

Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.

England
List entry 1008490
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008490
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.3 hectares
Grid reference
SO 49439 97408
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross Dyke and Hut Platform on the summit of The Lawley is an Iron Age defensive earthwork and settlement site located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a linear dyke, likely constructed as a boundary or defensive fortification, alongside archaeological evidence of domestic occupation in the form of a hut platform dating to the Iron Age period. The site's hilltop location on The Lawley summit reflects the strategic positioning typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, offering commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The earthwork survives as a notable archaeological feature and contributes to understanding of Iron Age settlement and land division in Shropshire.

Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008490. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.?

Cross Dyke and Hut Platform on the summit of The Lawley is an Iron Age defensive earthwork and settlement site located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008490.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.?

Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar. 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 1008490.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains, a post-medieval formal garden and pond bays 600m south east of Court Farm, Gretton (3.6 km), Enclosure and building platform on Nover's Hill, 250m east of Cwmdale Farm (4.6 km), Bowl barrow on summit of Bodbury Hill, 100m north-east of Bodbury Ring (5.4 km).

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Overview
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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
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Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.

Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar. stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is lava and tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Cross dyke and hut platform on the summit of The Lawley, 100m south west of OS trig pillar.

WroxeterRoman town · ~8.3 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~13.6 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~12.3 miles