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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork constructed in the late eighth century, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia, forming a major defensive and territorial boundary between Anglo-Saxon England and Wales. This section extending 477 metres from Coed Talon Banks in Flintshire exemplifies the monument's characteristic construction as a substantial ditch with an accompanying bank, designed to control movement and establish political dominion across the landscape. The dyke represents one of the most ambitious engineering projects of the Early Medieval period in Britain, stretching approximately 150 miles along the Anglo-Welsh border. This particular stretch survives as a significant earthwork, preserving evidence of its original scale and demonstrating the strategic importance of territorial demarcation in early medieval frontier management.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 477m from Coed Talon Banks is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL021. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork constructed in the late eighth century, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia, forming a major defensive and territorial boundary between Anglo-Saxon England and Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL021.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 477m from Coed Talon Banks 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 477m from Coed Talon Banks 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 FL021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Cadwgan Hall Section, extending from River Clywedog to the Railway (9.4 km), Cefn y Cist Cairn (9.5 km), Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy (9.7 km).
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