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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork constructed in the late eighth century, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia, serving as a boundary between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The section at Lippets Grove in Gloucestershire survives as a substantial bank and ditch, representative of the monument's characteristic form across its length. This particular stretch demonstrates the engineering effort invested in demarcating territorial control along the Welsh border, with the bank originally standing considerably higher than its present state. The dyke remains one of the most significant surviving monuments of the Anglo-Saxon period, extending for approximately 177 kilometres along the Anglo-Welsh frontier, and this Gloucestershire section contributes to understanding its construction techniques and landscape strategy.
Offa's Dyke: section in Lippets Grove, 680m WSW of Beeches Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020602. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork constructed in the late eighth century, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia, serving as a boundary 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 1020602.
Offa's Dyke: section in Lippets Grove, 680m WSW 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 1020602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works (6.9 km), Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm (7 km), Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section in Lippets Grove, 680m WSW 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 Lippets Grove, 680m WSW 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.