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Wat's Dyke is a section of linear earthwork defence approximately 180 metres in length situated 170 metres east of Pentre-wern in Shropshire. This monument represents part of a larger defensive system traditionally attributed to Wat, a seventh-century ruler, though modern scholarship suggests construction may have extended across the early medieval period. The dyke consists of a substantial bank and ditch characteristic of Anglo-Saxon boundary works that demarcated territorial limits along the Welsh border. The surviving section at this location demonstrates the engineering ambition of early medieval Mercian defences and remains significant evidence for understanding settlement patterns and political organisation in the Anglo-Saxon English-Welsh borderlands.
Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020560. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a section of linear earthwork defence approximately 180 metres in length situated 170 metres east of Pentre-wern in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020560.
Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern 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 1020560.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle at Hisland (5.6 km), Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works (5.6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 380m west of Pottery Cottages (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern'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.
Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.