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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date forming part of a substantial defensive boundary system in the Welsh Marches. This section, situated south-southwest of Wrexham Station and extending for approximately 130 metres, comprises a ditch and bank construction characteristic of frontier demarcation works of the seventh to ninth centuries. The dyke represents a significant phase of territorial organisation in the pre-Conquest period, though scholarly debate continues regarding its precise chronology and the extent of its original construction. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register as reference DE191.
Wat's Dyke: Section SSW of Wrexham Station, 130m Long is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE191. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date forming part of a substantial defensive boundary system in the Welsh Marches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE191.
Wat's Dyke: Section SSW of Wrexham Station, 130m Long 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 SSW of Wrexham Station, 130m Long 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 DE191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Black Brook Bridge to Pentre-Clawdd (5.8 km), Gardden Camp (6.7 km), Offa's Dyke: Y Gardden Camp Section (6.8 km).
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