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The Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane is a prehistoric settlement site located in Shropshire, dating to the Iron Age period. The monument comprises an enclosed agricultural settlement with defensive or demarcating boundaries characteristic of Iron Age domestic occupation in the West Midlands region. The site's proximity to The Croft indicates a concentration of Iron Age activity in this locality, suggesting sustained settlement and land use during the later prehistoric period. Such enclosed farmsteads represent the domestic and economic organization of Iron Age communities, with their field systems and structural arrangements reflecting pastoral and arable farming practices of the period.
Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020275. View the official record →
The Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane is a prehistoric settlement site located in Shropshire, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020275.
Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane 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 1020275.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of pumping engine at Muxton Bridge colliery (4.6 km), Parts of a Roman camp and signal station 410m ESE of Watling Street Grange (6.1 km), Headgear at Grange colliery, 240m north west of Watling Street Grange (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.