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Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford Farm is a multi-period archaeological site in Gloucestershire combining evidence of Iron Age settlement activity with later Anglo-Saxon use. The site comprises an enclosed settlement of Iron Age date, the physical remains of which indicate domestic occupation and defensive or administrative function characteristic of such settlements in the region during the late prehistoric period. Subsequently, the location was reused during the Anglo-Saxon period as a hunting lodge, demonstrating continuity of occupation at this location across a significant span of time. The monument represents important evidence for settlement patterns and land use practices in the Severn Valley area across the Iron Age and early medieval periods.
Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004542. View the official record →
Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford Farm is a multi-period archaeological site in Gloucestershire combining evidence of Iron Age settlement activity with later Anglo-Saxon use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004542.
Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford 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 1004542.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a linear boundary 590m north of Noade's Leaze Farm (5.9 km), Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument (6.6 km), Romano-British settlement E of Sir Bevil Granville's Monument (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford 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.
Iron Age enclosed settlement and Anglo-Saxon hunting lodge 68m south west of Cranford Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.