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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date, constructed most likely during the seventh or eighth century, forming part of a substantial defensive system in the Welsh borderlands. The section recorded as N & E of New Brighton in Flintshire comprises a ditch and bank structure that runs broadly north-south through the landscape, typical of the dyke's construction method across its full length. The monument represents an important territorial boundary, probably erected to demarcate and defend the lands of an early Welsh kingdom against neighbouring polities. This particular section survives as an upstanding earthwork, demonstrating the scale of labour invested in such border defence systems during the Early Medieval period, though like much of Wat's Dyke it has been subject to later disturbance and partial degradation.
Wat's Dyke: Section N & E of New Brighton is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL085. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date, constructed most likely during the seventh or eighth century, forming part of a substantial defensive system in the Welsh borderlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL085.
Wat's Dyke: Section N & E of New Brighton 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 N & E of New Brighton 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 FL085.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreg-y-llech standing stone (7.2 km), Bryntirion round barrow (7.4 km), Pen-y-stryt round barrow (7.8 km).
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