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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork that forms part of the extensive defensive frontier constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. This section, preserved within Caswell Wood west of Beeches Farm in Gloucestershire, comprises a substantial bank and ditch characteristic of the monument's construction throughout its route along the Anglo-Welsh border. The earthwork demonstrates the scale of Offa's undertaking in creating a physical demarcation between Mercian territory and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The monument remains an important archaeological record of early medieval territorial administration and engineering capability.
Offa's Dyke: section in Caswell Wood, 280m west of Beeches Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020601. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork that forms part of the extensive defensive frontier constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020601.
Offa's Dyke: section in Caswell Wood, 280m west of Beeches 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 1020601.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chepstow Castle (6.6 km), Chepstow Town Wall and Gate (7.1 km), Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section in Caswell Wood, 280m west of Beeches 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 in Caswell Wood, 280m west of Beeches Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.