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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of eighth-century date constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia (757–796), forming a frontier barrier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. This section, situated east of Stowfield Farm in Gloucestershire, comprises an upstanding bank and ditch typical of the monument's construction, where the earthwork was built up from material quarried from a parallel ditch cut to its western side. The dyke extends for approximately 240 kilometres along the Anglo-Welsh border, of which this Gloucestershire stretch represents one of the southern sections of significant survival. The monument survives as a prominent landscape feature and constitutes an important record of early medieval territorial definition and the political geography of eighth-century Britain.
Offa's Dyke: section 230m east of Stowfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020471. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of eighth-century date constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia (757–796), forming a frontier barrier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020471.
Offa's Dyke: section 230m east 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 1020471.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scowles in Dingle Wood 560m north west of Scowles Farm (6.7 km), Whitecliff Iron Works (7.4 km), Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage (8.4 km).
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