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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date, traditionally attributed to the seventh or eighth century, forming part of a longer defensive frontier system in the Welsh Marches. This particular section, extending from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm in Flintshire, represents a surviving portion of a substantial bank and ditch constructed to demarcate territorial boundaries between Anglo-Saxon and Welsh lands. The earthwork consists of an upcast bank faced on both sides with a substantial ditch, engineered to create a formidable obstacle across the landscape. The dyke remains an important archaeological monument, protected as a scheduled ancient monument, providing material evidence for the political organisation and inter-cultural relations of Early Medieval Britain.
Wat's Dyke: Section from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL083. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date, traditionally attributed to the seventh or eighth century, forming part of a longer defensive frontier system in the Welsh Marches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL083.
Wat's Dyke: Section from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm 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: Section from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm 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 FL083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tyddyn Castle Mound (4.5 km), Wat's Dyke: Section from Bod Offa to Whitehouse Farm (5.1 km), Round Barrow at Pentrehobin (5.1 km).
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