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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of eighth-century date constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia to demarcate the border between English and Welsh territories. The section on St Briavels Common, situated 230 metres north of Hudnalls Farm in Gloucestershire, comprises part of this extensive defensive and administrative boundary that extends over 80 kilometres along the Wales-England border. At this location the dyke survives as a substantial bank with a ditch on its western face, characteristic of its construction as an upcast feature built from soil extracted during the parallel ditching operation. The monument represents a significant example of eighth-century Anglo-Saxon engineering and territorial administration in the borderlands between the Kingdom of Mercia and Wales.
Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 230m north of Hudnalls Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020533. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of eighth-century date constructed under the direction of King Offa of Mercia to demarcate the border between English and Welsh territories. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020533.
Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 230m north of Hudnalls Farm 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 1020533.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lancaut promontory fort (7.2 km), Lancaut deserted village (7.4 km), St Arvan's Church Cross-slab (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, 230m north of Hudnalls Farm'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 on St Briavels Common, 230m north of Hudnalls Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.