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Wat's Dyke Garden Village Section is a linear earthwork forming part of the broader Wat's Dyke system that extends across the Welsh-English border region. This section of the monument, located in Denbighshire, consists of an Early Medieval defensive earthwork that survives as a substantial bank and ditch structure. The dyke is typically dated to the seventh or eighth century, though scholarly consensus on its precise chronology remains contested, and it is generally attributed to the Kingdom of Mercia as a boundary or defensive work marking territorial control. The Garden Village section represents a surviving portion of what was once a much more extensive linear frontier work that stretched for considerable distances across the landscape.
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 broader Wat's Dyke system that extends across the Welsh-English border region. 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 the UK.
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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