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Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of the eighth-century linear earthwork that marked the frontier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. This section of the dyke, located in the borderlands of Shropshire and Powys, survives as a substantial bank and ditch construction typical of the monument's engineering, running broadly north-south across the landscape. The dyke is attributed to King Offa of Mercia, who ruled in the late eighth century, though the exact chronology and phases of construction remain subjects of scholarly discussion. This particular stretch demonstrates the scale and persistence of the monumental boundary work that extended for approximately 150 miles across the Welsh-English frontier.
Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006257. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of the eighth-century linear earthwork that marked the frontier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west.
Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales 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 1006257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Lower Short Ditch (6.5 km), Offa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River Unk (6.8 km), Offa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck Farm (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales'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 NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.