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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of 8th-century date constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia as a boundary demarcation between the Kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms. This section, approximately 390 metres in length situated south of the Chirbury-Montgomery road in Shropshire, survives as an upstanding bank and ditch feature representative of the larger monument's construction technique. The dyke in this locality demonstrates the characteristic profile of the work, consisting of a substantial bank fronted by a ditch, the dimensions and preservation varying along its course according to topography and subsequent land use. This section forms part of the most extensively preserved stretch of Offa's Dyke, which runs for approximately 177 kilometres along the England-Wales border, and remains one of the most significant surviving examples of early medieval frontier engineering in Britain.
Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006271. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of 8th-century date constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia as a boundary demarcation between the Kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006271.
Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road 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 1006271.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mellington Hill Round Barrow (7.6 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary (8 km), Camp S of Old Hall Sarn (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road'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 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.