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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument forming part of the extensive frontier defence system constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century AD. This section, located east of Cwm Farm in Shropshire, comprises a substantial bank and ditch typical of the dyke's construction throughout its course along the Anglo-Welsh border. The monument survives as a prominent ridge in the landscape, representing a significant engineering achievement of the Anglo-Saxon period and serving as a boundary marker between English and Welsh territories. The site remains an important archaeological and historical record of early medieval political authority and territorial organization in the region.
Offa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020897. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument forming part of the extensive frontier defence system constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020897.
Offa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm Farm 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 1020897.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section on the western slope of Llanfair Hill, 1.4km south west of Burfield (6.7 km), Camp on Llanfair Hill (7.8 km), Rockhill Earthwork (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm Farm'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.
Offa's Dyke: section 400m east of Cwm Farm stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.