Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEarthwork E of Bank Farm

Earthwork E of Bank Farm

England
List entry 1003021
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003021
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.75 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 46500 01003
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthwork E of Bank Farm?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthwork E of Bank Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthwork E of Bank Farm?

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).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthwork E of Bank Farm

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:

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 Earthwork E of Bank Farm

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.