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Wat's Dyke is a Early Medieval linear earthwork that forms part of an extensive defensive frontier system constructed in the borderlands of Wales and England. This particular section extends between Middle Sontley and Black Brook Bridge in Denbighshire and comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation typical of the dyke's construction throughout its course. The earthwork is attributed to the 8th century and is believed to represent a territorial boundary or defensive barrier, possibly erected under the authority of Mercian rulers during the Anglo-Saxon period. The monument survives as a significant archaeological record of early medieval border demarcation in the Welsh Marches.
Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Middle Sontley to Black Brook Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE153. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a Early Medieval linear earthwork that forms part of an extensive defensive frontier system constructed in the borderlands of Wales and England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE153.
Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Middle Sontley to Black Brook Bridge 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: Section extending from Middle Sontley to Black Brook Bridge 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 DE153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard, Dudleston (8.1 km), Offa's Dyke: Caeau-Gwynion Section (8.3 km), Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake (8.8 km).
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