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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive eighth-century frontier defence constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. This section, located in St Margaret's Grove north-east of Gumbers Land Barn, comprises a substantial bank and ditch arrangement typical of the monument's character across its length. The dyke dates to the later Anglo-Saxon period, most likely constructed during Offa's reign in the late eighth century, and served to define and defend the border between the Mercian kingdom and Wales. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork feature of considerable archaeological and historical importance as evidence of early medieval political organisation and landscape engineering.
Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020528. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive eighth-century frontier defence constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020528.
Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land Barn 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 1020528.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wyndcliff Roman Site (8 km), Roman site 150yds (140m) E of Palace Cottage, Boughspring (8.1 km), Lancaut promontory fort (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land Barn'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 St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land Barn stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.