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Upper Short Ditch is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Shropshire. The monument consists of a ditch with associated bank, characteristic of defensive or boundary works constructed during the Iron Age period. Its precise function remains typical of such linear features, which served variously as territorial markers, livestock control systems, or defensive lines. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding Iron Age land use and settlement patterns in the Welsh Marches region.
Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003244. View the official record →
Upper Short Ditch is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003244.
Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales 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 1003244.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugyn Tump Castle Mound (6.1 km), Llethrau Camp (6.2 km), Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales'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.
Upper Short Ditch Also in Powys: Wales stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.