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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork and defensive frontier work constructed during the Early Medieval period, likely in the late seventh or early eighth century. This section of the dyke, extending from Coed Llys to Chester-Holywell Road in Flintshire, forms part of a substantial earthwork system that runs for some twenty kilometres across the Welsh-English borderland between the Dee and Severn rivers. The dyke typically comprises a substantial bank with an accompanying ditch on its eastern face, reflecting its function as a boundary or defensive barrier between Anglo-Saxon Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms. Named after the legendary figure Wat, though its true origins lie in Anglo-Saxon fortification practices, this section represents an important example of Early Medieval frontier engineering and territorial demarcation on the borderlands of Wales.
Wat's Dyke: Section from Coed Llys to Chester-Holywell Road is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL082. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork and defensive frontier work constructed during the Early Medieval period, likely in the late seventh or early eighth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL082.
Wat's Dyke: Section from Coed Llys to Chester-Holywell Road 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 Coed Llys to Chester-Holywell Road 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 FL082.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhual-Isaf Round Barrow (4.4 km), Wat's Dyke: Section N & E of New Brighton (4.5 km), The Bailey Hill, Mold (5 km).
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