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Wat's Dyke Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date forming part of the longer Wat's Dyke system that runs through the Welsh Marches. This section of the dyke, located in Denbighshire, comprises a substantial bank and ditch construction typical of Early Medieval frontier defences, probably constructed during the eighth century. The earthwork represents part of what is believed to be a significant territorial boundary, though debate continues regarding whether it functioned primarily as a defensive barrier or a demarcation of political control. This recorded stretch, now a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, preserves an important segment of one of Wales's most substantial Early Medieval linear monuments.
Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE155. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date forming part of the longer Wat's Dyke system that runs through the Welsh Marches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE155.
Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park 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 Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park 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 DE155.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Holyhead Road: the Chirk Embankment and earlier trackways (7 km), Roman military site at Rhyn Park (7 km), A 1.43km length of the Ellesmere Canal and associated features at Chirk Bank (7.2 km).
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