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Offa's Dyke section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill is an ancient monument forming part of the celebrated linear earthwork constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. This particular stretch of the dyke, located in Herefordshire, comprises the characteristic bank and ditch formation typical of the monument's construction, serving as a territorial boundary between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The monument demonstrates the substantial engineering effort undertaken across the Welsh Marches, where the dyke was built to control movement and assert dominion over frontier territories during the period of Anglo-Saxon expansion.
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 forming part of the celebrated linear earthwork 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 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Offa's Dyke: section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill'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 S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.