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Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station

England
List entry 1020559
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020559
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.46 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 30167 33080
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wat's Dyke is a section of an ancient linear earthwork monument located near Gobowen in Shropshire, England. The surviving stretch measures approximately 140 metres in length and lies some 370 metres south-west of Gobowen Station. The dyke is part of a larger defensive earthwork system that extends across the Welsh border region, traditionally attributed to the Anglo-Saxon period, though debate continues regarding its precise dating and construction phases. The monument survives as an upstanding bank and ditch, representing a significant archaeological record of early medieval frontier demarcation in the Anglo-Saxon landscape.

Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020559. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station?

Wat's Dyke is a section of an ancient linear earthwork monument located near Gobowen in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020559.

Who is responsible for protecting Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station?

Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station 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 1020559.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle at Hisland (5.8 km), Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works (5.8 km), Offa's Dyke: section 380m west of Pottery Cottages (7.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle at Hisland
5.8 km
Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works
5.8 km
Offa's Dyke: section 380m west of Pottery Cottages
7.1 km
Offa's Dyke: section 170m south-east of Fron
7.4 km
Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains
7.9 km
Offa's Dyke: section 50yds (45m) long, SW of Crane Rock
8.2 km
Offa's Dyke: section 220yds (200m) long, N from Royal Oak Inn, Treflach Wood
8.6 km
Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station

Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station

WroxeterRoman town · ~22.3 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~16.2 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~20.8 miles
Domesday entry for Weston, Shropshire →
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