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Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church is a linear earthwork forming part of the substantial defensive frontier constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. This section, located in Flintshire, represents a portion of the major Anglo-Saxon boundary work that extended intermittently for approximately 240 kilometres along the Welsh-English border. The earthwork comprises a substantial bank with an accompanying ditch, characteristic of the monument's engineering throughout its length, and would have served as both a physical and symbolic demarcation of territorial control and a defensive feature against incursion. This particular section's survival and designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects the archaeological and historical importance of Offa's Dyke as one of the most significant linear monuments of early medieval 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 substantial defensive frontier constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. 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 Britain.
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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