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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument consisting of a surviving section approximately 45 metres in length situated south-west of Crane Rock in Shropshire. This portion forms part of the larger defensive frontier constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century, likely between 757 and 796 AD. The surviving stretch exhibits the characteristic form of the dyke: a substantial bank with an external ditch, engineered to demarcate the border between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh territories to the west. This particular section, recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1006261, represents a fragmentary but significant testimony to one of the most ambitious earthwork projects of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Offa's Dyke: section 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006261. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork monument consisting of a surviving section approximately 45 metres in length situated south-west of Crane Rock in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006261.
Offa's Dyke: section 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock 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 1006261.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreghofa Castle (3.8 km), Llanymynech Hill Camp (4 km), Lime kilns, associated tramways, structures and other buildings at Llanymynech (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock'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 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.