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Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive frontier works constructed in the late eighth century under King Offa of Mercia. This 340-metre stretch extends north-eastward from Home Farm in Denbighshire and comprises a substantial bank, which in places reaches considerable height, typical of the dyke's construction along this section of the Welsh border. The monument represents one of the most substantial surviving examples of early medieval military architecture in Britain, built to demarcate and defend the Mercian frontier against Welsh incursions. The Chirk section lies within an area where Offa's Dyke survives in some of its most impressive form, testament to both its original engineering and the relative preservation of this landscape over thirteen centuries.
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE198. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive frontier works constructed in the late eighth century under King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE198.
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home Farm dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill (7 km), Castell Brogyntyn ringwork castle 300m north east of Brogyntyn Farm (7.1 km), Offa's Dyke: section 410m long, E of Llawnt (7.5 km).
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