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Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm is a linear earthwork forming part of the eighth-century defensive frontier constructed under King Offa of Mercia. This section, located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprises a substantial bank and ditch configuration typical of the monument's construction, running along the Anglo-Welsh border. The dyke represents one of the most significant Early Medieval engineering projects in Britain, built during the later eighth century to demarcate and defend Mercian territory against Welsh kingdoms. As a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register, this section preserves important evidence of the dyke's original physical form and its strategic positioning within the broader linear defensive system that extended for approximately 150 miles across the Welsh borderland.
Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE177. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm is a linear earthwork forming part of the eighth-century defensive frontier constructed under King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE177.
Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm 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 N of Home Farm 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 DE177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A 1.43km length of the Ellesmere Canal and associated features at Chirk Bank (6 km), Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank (6.1 km), Roman military site at Rhyn Park (6.2 km).
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