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Offa's Dyke is a substantial linear earthwork that extends through Great Ffrydd Wood in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a section of the eighth-century frontier work constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. This particular stretch, measuring 1693 metres from the southern extent within Great Ffrydd Wood to the footpath leading to Woodhouse Lane, is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference RD017 by Cadw. The dyke in this location comprises an earthen bank constructed during the Early Medieval period, forming part of the larger defensive and boundary system that extended across the Welsh-English border. The monument survives as a prominent landscape feature within the woodland environment, preserving evidence of the territorial ambitions of the eighth-century Mercian kingdom along the borderland region.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending through Great Ffrydd Wood 1693m S to footpath leading to Woodhouse Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD017. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a substantial linear earthwork that extends through Great Ffrydd Wood in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a section of the eighth-century frontier work constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD017.
Offa's Dyke: Section extending through Great Ffrydd Wood 1693m S to footpath leading to Woodhouse Lane 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 through Great Ffrydd Wood 1693m S to footpath leading to Woodhouse Lane 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 RD017.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church (8.1 km), Barland Motte and Bailey (8.7 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Granner Wood to Burfa (8.8 km).
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