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Wansdyke is a linear earthwork of Early Saxon or late Romano-British date that extends across the Avon Valley and surrounding areas of Somerset and Wiltshire. Section E, located at Maes Knoll camp near Clevedon in Somerset, forms part of this substantial defensive bank and ditch system. The monument comprises a prominent raised bank with an accompanying ditch, characteristic of the Wansdyke's construction across its course. The earthwork's precise dating and original purpose remain subject to scholarly debate, though it is generally interpreted as a territorial or defensive boundary marker associated with the early medieval period or the very end of Roman Britain.
Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007009. View the official record →
Wansdyke is a linear earthwork of Early Saxon or late Romano-British date that extends across the Avon Valley and surrounding areas of Somerset and Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007009.
Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp 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 1007009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone called Hautville's Quoit (2.1 km), Bridge near Manor House (2.6 km), Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp'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.
Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.