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Earthwork E of Bank Farm is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. The monument comprises a linear bank and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices, reflecting the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of the pre-Roman period. Its position within the landscape suggests a strategic function in controlling movement and resources across the local terrain. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature and contributes to understanding of Iron Age settlement and defensive strategies in the West Midlands region.
Earthwork E of Bank Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003021. View the official record →
Earthwork E of Bank Farm is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003021.
Earthwork E of Bank 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 1003021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway Hill (7.1 km), Bowl barrow on Ashlet Hill, 800m WSW of Longmynd Hotel (8.1 km), Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork E of Bank 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.
Earthwork E of Bank Farm stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.