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Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork that forms part of the eighth-century defensive or demarcatory frontier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh territories to the west. The section crossing the railway west of Titley Junction in Herefordshire survives as an upstanding bank and ditch, measuring approximately 300 yards in length, and represents a fragment of the substantial monument that originally extended for some 80 miles along the Wales-England border. Constructed during the reign of King Offa in the late eighth century, the dyke functioned as either a defensive fortification or territorial boundary marker between Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms. This particular section, scheduled as an ancient monument, preserves evidence of the ambition and engineering capability of early medieval Mercian authority.
Offa's Dyke: the section extending 300yds (270m) crossing the railway W of Titley Junction is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003776. View the official record →
Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork that forms part of the eighth-century defensive or demarcatory frontier between the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh territories to the west. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003776.
Offa's Dyke: the section extending 300yds (270m) crossing the railway W of Titley Junction 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 1003776.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: the section 630yds (580m) long W of Lyonshall (2.2 km), Offa's Dyke: the section E of Garden Wood, extending SE 85yds (80m) (2.8 km), Offa's Dyke: section NW of Holme Marsh extending 615yds (560m) to the railway (3.3 km).
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