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Wat's Dyke Garden Village Section is a linear earthwork forming part of the larger Wat's Dyke system that extends across the Welsh-English border. This section of the monument, located in Denbighshire, comprises an early medieval defensive bank and ditch characteristic of the broader dyke structure, which dates to the early eighth century. The Garden Village Section represents a surviving portion of what was originally an extensive frontier work, though like much of Wat's Dyke it survives only intermittently across the landscape. The monument is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the care of Cadw, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of early medieval territorial demarcation and military engineering in the region.
Wat's Dyke: Garden Village Section is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE221. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke Garden Village Section is a linear earthwork forming part of the larger Wat's Dyke system that extends across the Welsh-English border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE221.
Wat's Dyke: Garden Village Section dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Wat's Dyke: Garden Village Section is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Middle Sontley to Black Brook Bridge (6.1 km), Offa's Dyke: Section S of Aberderfyn Road (6.3 km), Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Black Brook Bridge to Pentre-Clawdd (7.4 km).
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