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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date that forms part of a larger defensive system constructed along the border between Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Wales during the eighth century. This section, located near Weston Farm in Shropshire, extends for approximately 350 metres and comprises a substantial ditch and bank typical of the dyke's construction throughout its known length. The monument represents a significant frontier work, comparable in scale and purpose to the slightly later Offa's Dyke, though less extensively preserved. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographic feature and remains an important archaeological record of Early Medieval political and territorial boundaries in the Welsh Marches.
Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020562. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date that forms part of a larger defensive system constructed along the border between Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Wales during the eighth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020562.
Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm 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 1020562.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 360yds (330m) long, Llynclys Hill (5.3 km), Offa's Dyke: section 90m east of Ty Gwyn (5.4 km), Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm'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: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.