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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument constructed in the late eighth century, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia, forming a substantial boundary between Welsh and English territories. This section of the dyke near Stowfield Farm in Gloucestershire survives as a substantial bank and ditch alignment, extending approximately 330 metres in the south-westerly direction. The monument represents one of the most significant engineering undertakings of Anglo-Saxon England, and this surviving stretch demonstrates the characteristic form of the work, comprising a raised bank with a ditch on the western side facing Wales. The dyke remains an important archaeological and historical record of early medieval frontier demarcation and territorial control in the Welsh Marches.
Offa's Dyke: section 330m south west of Stowfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020474. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument constructed in the late eighth century, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia, forming a substantial boundary between Welsh and English territories. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020474.
Offa's Dyke: section 330m 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 1020474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitecliff Iron Works (7.1 km), Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage (8.2 km), Titanic Steel Works 230m south west of Yew Tree Cottage (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section 330m south west of Stowfield 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.
Offa's Dyke: section 330m south west of Stowfield Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.