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Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date located in Flintshire, Wales, forming part of the defensive frontier system of the Welsh-English border. The monument comprises two surviving sections positioned between Clawdd Offa and Pigeon House Farm, consisting of an earth bank with an associated ditch that originally extended for considerable distance across the landscape. Dating to the seventh or eighth century, Wat's Dyke predates Offa's Dyke and represents an earlier phase of border demarcation and control during the Early Medieval period. The earthwork demonstrates the strategic importance of the region and the sustained efforts by contemporary rulers to establish defined territorial boundaries in this contested frontier zone.
Wat's Dyke: Two sections between Clawdd Offa & Pigeon House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL091. View the official record →
Wat's Dyke is a linear earthwork of Early Medieval date located in Flintshire, Wales, forming part of the defensive frontier system of the Welsh-English border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL091.
Wat's Dyke: Two sections between Clawdd Offa & Pigeon House 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: Two sections between Clawdd Offa & Pigeon House 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 FL091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: South Section at Coedpoeth (8.4 km), New Minera Lead Mine (8.9 km), Meadow Shaft, Minera (8.9 km).
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