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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork and scheduled monument that forms part of the eighth-century defensive frontier constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. This 500-metre section on Bakers Hill in Shropshire represents the characteristic construction of the dyke, comprising a substantial bank with an accompanying ditch, built to demarcate and defend the Anglo-Saxon kingdom's western boundary against Wales. The monument survives as a prominent landscape feature demonstrating the engineering capability and territorial ambitions of eighth-century Mercia, though this particular section has undergone significant alterations and modifications during subsequent centuries of agricultural use and land management.
Offa's Dyke: section 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002933. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork and scheduled monument that forms part of the eighth-century defensive frontier constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002933.
Offa's Dyke: section 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill 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 1002933.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock (5.6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 220yds (200m) long, N from Royal Oak Inn, Treflach Wood (6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, S of The Royal Oak Inn (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill'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 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.