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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date running through Flintshire in north Wales, forming part of the wider defensive frontier system of the region. The dyke consists of a substantial bank with an associated ditch, constructed as a boundary demarcation and defensive feature, and represents significant engineering undertaken during the Early Medieval period. It runs in close proximity to Offa's Dyke, another major linear earthwork, though Wat's Dyke is generally considered to predate it or represent an earlier phase of frontier definition. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork in places and constitutes important archaeological evidence for the military and political organization of the Welsh-English frontier during the post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods.
Wat's Dyke: Section NW of Clawdd Offa is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL090. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date running through Flintshire in north Wales, forming part of the wider defensive frontier system of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL090.
Wat's Dyke: Section NW of Clawdd Offa 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 NW of Clawdd Offa 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 FL090.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke Section South of River Gwenfro (8.9 km), Offa's Dyke: North Section at Coedpoeth (9.2 km), Gatewen Hall round barrow (9.4 km).
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