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Offa's Dyke in this section east of Stowfield Farm in Gloucestershire is a linear earthwork constructed during the later eighth century under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. The dyke here comprises a substantial bank and ditch running broadly north-south, representing part of the defensive frontier established between the Mercian kingdom and the Welsh territories to the west. This particular stretch exemplifies the scale and engineering ambition of the monument across its total length of approximately 149 miles, though it survives discontinuously in the archaeological record. The earthwork remains a significant testimony to early medieval territorial assertion and to the political boundaries of the late Anglo-Saxon period in the West Midlands and Welsh borderland.
Offa's Dyke: section immediately east of Stowfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020472. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke in this section east of Stowfield Farm in Gloucestershire is a linear earthwork constructed during the later eighth century under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020472.
Offa's Dyke: section immediately 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 1020472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitecliff Iron Works (7.3 km), Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage (8.4 km), Titanic Steel Works 230m south west of Yew Tree Cottage (8.4 km).
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