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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork dating to the later eighth century, constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia as a boundary demarcation between Welsh and English territories. The section preserved in Danehill Wood, 300 metres west of East Vaga in Gloucestershire, survives as a substantial bank and ditch monument typical of the dyke's construction across the Welsh borderland. At this location the earthwork maintains its characteristic form, comprising an upcast bank fronted by an external ditch, evidence of the considerable labour investment required for its construction. The monument represents a significant phase of Anglo-Saxon territorial organisation and remains one of the most substantial linear earthworks of the period in Britain.
Offa's Dyke: section in Danehill Wood, 300m west of East Vaga is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020607. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork dating to the later eighth century, constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia as a boundary demarcation between Welsh and English territories. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020607.
Offa's Dyke: section in Danehill Wood, 300m west of East Vaga is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020607.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm (6.4 km), Moated Site South of Moynes Court (7.7 km), Runston Medieval Village Site & Runston Chapel (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section in Danehill Wood, 300m west of East Vaga'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 in Danehill Wood, 300m west of East Vaga stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.