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Wat's Dyke is a Early Medieval linear earthwork in Flintshire, Wales, forming part of a significant defensive frontier work constructed in the seventh or eighth century. This section of the dyke, located northeast of Hen-Dy Farm, comprises an earthen bank and ditch that would originally have extended across the north Welsh border landscape as part of a broader system of territorial demarcation. The monument runs approximately north-south and represents the physical manifestation of early medieval political boundaries between Welsh and English-controlled territories. As a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the care of Cadw, this section preserves important archaeological evidence of early medieval engineering and territorial organisation in the Anglo-Welsh borderland.
Wat's Dyke: Section NE of Hen-Dy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL088. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a Early Medieval linear earthwork in Flintshire, Wales, forming part of a significant defensive frontier work constructed in the seventh or eighth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL088.
Wat's Dyke: Section NE of Hen-Dy 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 NE of Hen-Dy 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 FL088.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Brymbo Hill Section (8.1 km), Brymbo Lead Smelting Works (8.2 km), Brymbo Ironworks: Early Blast Furnace, Cast House & Foundry (8.6 km).
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