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Hob Ditch Earthworks is a linear earthwork situated in Warwickshire that forms part of the defensive landscape of the Anglo-Saxon period. The monument comprises a substantial ditch with associated banks, characteristic of territorial or defensive boundaries constructed during the early medieval period. Such linear earthworks served various functions including the demarcation of estates, control of movement, or defence against incursion, though the specific strategic purpose of this particular example remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The site represents an important survival of Anglo-Saxon engineering and land organisation, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and territorial administration in the Midlands during this formative period of English history.
Hob Ditch Earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005729. View the official record →
Hob Ditch Earthworks is a linear earthwork situated in Warwickshire that forms part of the defensive landscape of the Anglo-Saxon period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005729.
Hob Ditch 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 1005729.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 240m north west of Preston Hill Farm (5.4 km), Earthworks W of St Peter's Church (5.5 km), Ponds SW of Wootton Bridge (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hob Ditch Earthworks'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.
Hob Ditch Earthworks stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.