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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of early medieval date, running broadly north-south along the border region between England and Wales. This section, located near St Martin's Road in Shropshire, forms part of an extensive defensive system traditionally attributed to the 8th century, contemporary with or predating Offa's Dyke. The surviving earthwork comprises a substantial bank with an associated ditch, typical of the Anglo-Saxon frontier works constructed to regulate and defend against cross-border movement. The monument remains an important topographical survival of early medieval territorial demarcation in the Welsh Marches.
Wat's Dyke, 420m long section, 190m west of the junction between Preeshenlle Lane and St Martin's Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020617. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of early medieval date, running broadly north-south along the border region between England and Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020617.
Wat's Dyke, 420m long section, 190m west of the junction between Preeshenlle Lane and St Martin's 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 1020617.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle at Hisland (7 km), Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works (7.1 km), Trefarclawdd colliery remains immediately north of Pottery Cottages (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wat's Dyke, 420m long section, 190m west of the junction between Preeshenlle Lane and St Martin's 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, 420m long section, 190m west of the junction between Preeshenlle Lane and St Martin's Road stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.