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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork forming part of the eighth-century defensive frontier constructed under King Offa of Mercia. This section, extending approximately 675 metres south from the centre of Goppas Wood, survives as an Early Medieval monument comprising a substantial bank and ditch that once demarcated the Anglo-Saxon kingdom's western boundary against Wales. The dyke in this locality demonstrates the characteristic construction technique of the period, with the earthwork serving both practical defensive and territorial functions across the Mercian-Welsh border. The site is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation MG152.
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG152. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork forming part of the eighth-century defensive frontier constructed under King Offa of Mercia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG152.
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MG152.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert (8.8 km), Motte castle at the south end of East Dudston hamlet (8.9 km), Hen Domen Pre-Conquest Fields (8.9 km).
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