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Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive frontier system constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century, traditionally dated to between 757 and 796. This particular section, located in Flintshire and preserved as a scheduled ancient monument, represents a surviving segment of what was once a substantially longer defence and demarcation line between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The monument comprises an earthen bank and ditch, characteristic of the dyke's construction technique, which survives in this location as evidence of this ambitious early medieval engineering project. The preservation and scheduling of this section reflects its importance as physical testimony to the frontier politics and territorial organisation of eighth-century Britain.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL022. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive frontier system constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century, traditionally dated to between 757 and 796. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL022.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church 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 FL022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Croes-Foel Round Barrow (9 km), Offa's Dyke: Pentre-Bychan Hall Section, extending 540m S from Bron-Wylfa (9.1 km), Ruabon Mountain Round Barrow (9.2 km).
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