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The Mere Bank and flanking ditches is an Iron Age linear earthwork located in Gloucestershire. The monument consists of a substantial bank with associated ditches on either side, characteristic of defensive or boundary structures from the Iron Age period. Such linear earthworks served important functions in territorial demarcation and defence during this era, reflecting the organised landscape management and social hierarchies of Iron Age communities in the region. The site remains a significant archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in Gloucestershire.
The Mere Bank and flanking ditches is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020664. View the official record →
The Mere Bank and flanking ditches is an Iron Age linear earthwork located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020664.
The Mere Bank and flanking ditches 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 1020664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm (7.5 km), Civil War defences on Brandon Hill (8.1 km), Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Mere Bank and flanking ditches'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.
The Mere Bank and flanking ditches stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.