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Wat's Dyke is an Anglo-Saxon linear earthwork of probable eighth-century date, forming part of a larger defensive system in the borderlands between England and Wales. The scheduled monument section extends approximately 365 metres north-east from a point near Gate House on Shrewsbury Road in Shropshire, consisting of a substantial bank-and-ditch construction typical of early medieval frontier fortifications. Though fragmentary in its surviving state, this stretch preserves important evidence of the engineering and territorial organisation of the Anglo-Saxon period in the Welsh Marches. The dyke's broader system, of which this constitutes a component, remains significant for understanding early medieval political boundaries and military strategy in the region.
Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020618. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is an Anglo-Saxon linear earthwork of probable eighth-century date, forming part of a larger defensive system in the borderlands between England and Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020618.
Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road 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 1020618.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 330yds (300m) S from Treflach Wood (5.6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 90m east of Ty Gwyn (5.8 km), Offa's Dyke: section 360yds (330m) long, Llynclys Hill (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road'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: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.