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Offa's Dyke is a substantial linear earthwork that forms part of the extensive frontier defence constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. This particular section, extending from Dudston Covert northwards for approximately one mile and 750 yards, comprises a prominent bank and ditch constructed to demarcate the boundary between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh territories to the west. The earthwork survives as a well-preserved archaeological monument, retaining its characteristic profile of an upcast bank with an accompanying ditch on its western face, typical of the dyke's construction throughout Powys. This section represents a significant portion of one of early medieval Britain's most ambitious engineering projects, undertaken to establish territorial control and regulate movement across the Anglo-Welsh border during the late eighth century.
Offa's Dyke: section one mile 750yds (2290m) from Dudston Covert to a point 300yds (274m) N of Lack Brook Also in Powys: Wales is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003797. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a substantial linear earthwork that forms part of the extensive frontier defence constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003797.
Offa's Dyke: section one mile 750yds (2290m) from Dudston Covert to a point 300yds (274m) N of Lack Brook 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 1003797.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary (7.1 km), Offa's Dyke: section 1/2 mile (800m) long, SE from county boundary to River Unk Also in Powys: Wales (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 1km south east of Hopton Bank (7.6 km).
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Research the area around Offa's Dyke: section one mile 750yds (2290m) from Dudston Covert to a point 300yds (274m) N of Lack Brook Also in Powys: Wales