© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Offa's Dyke section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill is an ancient monument comprising a portion of the linear earthwork constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the eighth century. The dyke at this location consists of a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of the monument as a whole, running across the Herefordshire landscape as part of the fortification system that marked the frontier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh territories to the west. This section, like the wider dyke system, represents one of the most impressive engineering achievements of the Anglo-Saxon period and has been preserved as an important archaeological and historical record of territorial definition and border control in early medieval Britain.
Offa's Dyke: section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005358. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill is an ancient monument comprising a portion of the linear earthwork constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the eighth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005358.
Offa's Dyke: section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill 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 1005358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Twts (4.9 km), Mound S of Woodbrook (6.3 km), Offa's Dyke: the section E of Garden Wood, extending SE 85yds (80m) (7.1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Offa's Dyke: section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill