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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork that forms part of the celebrated frontier defence constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eighth century. The section at Garden Wood in Herefordshire represents a well-preserved stretch of this monumental dyke, extending approximately eighty metres in a south-easterly direction and comprising a substantial bank with ditch. This particular segment demonstrates the characteristic engineering of the dyke system, which was built to demarcate and defend the border between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The monument remains an important archaeological record of late Saxon military infrastructure and territorial organisation.
Offa's Dyke: the section E of Garden Wood, extending SE 85yds (80m) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001734. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork that forms part of the celebrated 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 1001734.
Offa's Dyke: the section E of Garden Wood, extending SE 85yds (80m) 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 1001734.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section NW of Holme Marsh extending 615yds (560m) to the railway (0.6 km), Mound S of Woodbrook (2.8 km), Oldcastle Twt (3.4 km).
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