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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument that forms part of the eighth-century frontier defence constructed under King Offa of Mercia between approximately 757 and 796 AD. This section, located south west of Stowfield Farm in Gloucestershire, comprises a substantial bank and ditch characteristic of the dyke's construction, representing the physical boundary between Anglo-Saxon Mercia and the Welsh principalities to the west. The monument survives as a prominent topographical feature demonstrating the scale and engineering ambition of one of the most significant linear fortifications in early medieval Britain. The Gloucestershire sections of Offa's Dyke, including this stretch, form a scheduled ancient monument and remain an important archaeological and historical record of early medieval territorial organisation and conflict.
Offa's Dyke: section 120m south west of Stowfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020473. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument that forms part of the eighth-century frontier defence constructed under King Offa of Mercia between approximately 757 and 796 AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020473.
Offa's Dyke: section 120m south west of Stowfield 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 1020473.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitecliff Iron Works (7.2 km), Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage (8.3 km), Titanic Steel Works 230m south west of Yew Tree Cottage (8.3 km).
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Research the area around Offa's Dyke: section 120m south west of Stowfield Farm