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Offa's Dyke is an early medieval linear earthwork protecting a 165-metre section of the frontier that extends southward to Fildas Place, continuing from Mill stream to Frydd Wood. The dyke is a monumental construction dating to the late 8th century, when it formed part of a substantial territorial boundary between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The earthwork comprised a substantial bank with an associated ditch, representing one of the most ambitious engineering projects of early medieval Britain.
The dyke's preservation at this location is partly determined by the underlying geology of Ludlow Rocks, which forms mudstone, siltstone and sandstone bedrock. These sedimentary formations, of Ludlow age, provided a relatively stable foundation for the original construction and have influenced the monument's survival and current topography. The alternating soft and harder strata would have required the builders to adjust their approach according to ground conditions encountered along the route.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference RD016. This status ensures the preservation of the earthwork for future study and public understanding of early medieval Welsh-English relations and the substantial engineering capabilities of the period. The survival of the bank and ditch across this section provides valuable evidence of defensive strategies and territorial demarcation in the borderlands.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD016. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is an early medieval linear earthwork protecting a 165-metre section of the frontier that extends southward to Fildas Place, continuing from Mill stream to Frydd Wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD016.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood 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 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood 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 RD016.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Norton Mound And Bailey Castle (5.2 km), Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1125m SW to Gilfach Wood (6.1 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Whitton-Presteigne Road to River Lugg (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood'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 extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.