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Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive eighth-century frontier work constructed between the Kingdom of Mercia and Wales. This section of the dyke, situated in Denbighshire, comprises a substantial bank and ditch that runs northeastward from the vicinity of Chirk Lake, preserving evidence of the monumental engineering undertaken during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. The earthwork's survival in this location demonstrates the scale and ambition of the original construction, which sought to define and control the Anglo-Welsh border. The section retains archaeological significance as part of the broader defensive and demarcatory system that extended for some eighty miles across the Welsh Marches, representing one of the most substantial public works of early medieval Britain.
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE135. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive eighth-century frontier work constructed between the Kingdom of Mercia and Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE135.
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake 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 DE135.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 250yds (230m) long, S of Careg-y-Big (7.2 km), Offa's Dyke: section 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill (7.6 km), Castell Brogyntyn ringwork castle 300m north east of Brogyntyn Farm (7.6 km).
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