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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive eighth-century frontier defence system constructed under King Offa of Mercia between approximately 757 and 796 CE. This section, extending north-westward from Holme Marsh for 615 yards to the railway, represents a surviving length of the dyke's characteristic form as a substantial bank and ditch arrangement. The monument demonstrates the scale of Offa's ambitious territorial engineering, which marked the border between Mercia and Welsh kingdoms across a distance of some 80 miles. This particular stretch in Herefordshire, now scheduled as an ancient monument, preserves evidence of the dyke's physical construction and remains significant for understanding early medieval power structures and landscape management along the Anglo-Welsh frontier.
Offa's Dyke: section NW of Holme Marsh extending 615yds (560m) to the railway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001735. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork forming part of the extensive eighth-century frontier defence system constructed under King Offa of Mercia between approximately 757 and 796 CE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001735.
Offa's Dyke: section NW of Holme Marsh extending 615yds (560m) to the railway 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 1001735.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oldcastle Twt (3 km), Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (3.5 km), Almeley Castle (3.5 km).
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Research the area around Offa's Dyke: section NW of Holme Marsh extending 615yds (560m) to the railway