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Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy is a linear earthwork dating to the Early Medieval period, constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. This 120-metre section of the broader Offa's Dyke monument represents part of the substantial defensive or boundary work that was built to demarcate and fortify the border between the kingdom of Mercia and Wales. The dyke in this location survives as an earthen bank, characteristic of the monument's construction across its entire length of approximately 150 miles. As a scheduled ancient monument under the protection of Cadw, this section preserves evidence of Early Medieval territorial control and engineering on the Welsh borders.
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 linear earthwork dating to the Early Medieval period, 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 Britain.
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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