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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork constructed during the late eighth century under the direction of King Offa of Mercia to demarcate and defend the Anglo-Saxon frontier with Wales. This particular section, extending from a point ninety metres south of Chirbury Road to the southern boundary of Nant-Cribau Park, comprises part of the surviving northern reaches of the dyke in Montgomeryshire. The monument consists of a substantial bank with an accompanying ditch, characteristic of the larger sections of this Early Medieval engineering work. The dyke represents one of the most significant frontier defence structures of Anglo-Saxon England, physically dividing the territories of the Mercian kingdom from the Welsh kingdoms to the west.
Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG036. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork constructed during the late eighth century under the direction of King Offa of Mercia to demarcate and defend the Anglo-Saxon frontier with Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG036.
Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park 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 from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park 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 MG036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke (6.8 km), Cefn Llan Hillfort (6.9 km), Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales (7.1 km).
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