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Scrubditch Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Gloucestershire. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch arrangement typical of early medieval defensive or territorial boundaries, though its precise dating and function remain subjects of archaeological study. Such dykes in the region have been associated with Anglo-Saxon period land division and frontier demarcation, particularly in areas of strategic importance. The physical remains survive as an upstanding earthwork feature that contributes to understanding the landscape organisation and settlement patterns of early medieval Gloucestershire.
Scrubditch dyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003437. View the official record →
Scrubditch Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003437.
Scrubditch dyke 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 1003437.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wellhill Copse round barrow (4 km), St John's Hospital chantry (5.5 km), Tar Barrows: the earthwork and buried remains of two prehistoric or Roman round barrows and the buried remains of a Romano-British or earlier funerary and ritual site (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Scrubditch dyke'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.
Scrubditch dyke stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.