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Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy, is a Early Medieval Linear Earthwork constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. This section of the broader dyke system survives as a substantial earthen bank, stretching approximately 120 metres between the railway and Bronwylfa Road in the Legacy area of Denbighshire. The monument represents a significant element of Offa's monumental frontier defence system, which extended across the border between Mercia and Wales for over 240 kilometres. This particular segment retains archaeological and landscape value as evidence of Early Medieval territorial demarcation and engineering achievement.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE194. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy, is a Early Medieval Linear Earthwork 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 DE194.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy 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 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy 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 DE194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House (5.1 km), Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm (5.3 km), Darland Wood Round Barrows (6.3 km).
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