Scheduled MonumentsEnglandKingswood Abbey gate

Kingswood Abbey gate

England
List entry 1004872
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Kingswood Abbey Gate is a fourteenth-century gatehouse forming part of the outer precinct of Kingswood Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire during the twelfth century. The structure represents a substantial stone gateway typical of monastic defensive architecture and served to control access to the abbey's extensive lands. The gatehouse survives as a significant example of late medieval monastic architecture and demonstrates the organizational complexity of one of the region's important religious houses. Its preservation provides evidence of the physical infrastructure that supported monastic communities in the Cotswolds and Forest of Dean region during the medieval period.

Kingswood Abbey gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004872. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Kingswood Abbey gate?

Kingswood Abbey Gate is a fourteenth-century gatehouse forming part of the outer precinct of Kingswood Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire during the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004872.

Who is responsible for protecting Kingswood Abbey gate?

Kingswood Abbey gate 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 1004872.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kingswood Abbey gate?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Single-span bridge called Horse Bridge 260m WSW of Chase Hill House (3.7 km), Roman villa and bathhouse remains in Lower Woods, 115m north west of Lower Woods Lodge (3.9 km), Tresham Farbarrow round barrows (4.9 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Kingswood Abbey gate