| HER Number (PRN): | 30729 |
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| Name: | Offa's Dyke: section 170m south-east of Fron |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1006262: Offa's Dyke: Section 170m SE of Fron |
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Monument Type(s):
- BOUNDARY BANK (Early Saxon to Mid Saxon - 410 AD to 800 AD)
- DYKE (DEFENCE) (Early Saxon to Mid Saxon - 410 AD to 800 AD)
- FRONTIER DEFENCE (Early Saxon to Mid Saxon - 410 AD to 800 AD)
Summary
Scheduled Monument: The earthworks and buried remains of a 132m long section of Offa's Dyke, 170m east of Fron. It runs parallel with the west side of Chapel Lane as the road approaches the village of Trefonen.
| Parish: | Oswestry Rural, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ22NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 25916 27064 |
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Related records
| 01000 | Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument) |
| 31909 | Related to: Earthwork remains of Offa's Dyke, E. of 'Harcombe', Trefonen (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
In September 2014, the scheduling of two sections of Offa's Dyke near Trefonen was radically reconfigured.The section of the former scheduled section Salop 238 (NHLE 1006262) south of Chapel Lane, Trefonen, was extended southwards. The two other sections, north of Chapel Lane, were transferred to the former section Salop 88 (NHLE 1004767). The Notification Report for the revised NHLE 1006262 included this description.
The section of Dyke immediately north of Chapel View, Trefonen is aligned north-west to south-east and is approximately 132m in length. At its northern end the bank has been cut slightly along its east side by a hollow way created by the road (Chapel Lane) which runs from Fron to Trefonen. Although the bank has been spread by ploughing it is visible here as a slight earthwork with traces of the ditch on the west side which, although largely infilled over time, remains visible.
The central part of this section was formerly occupied by a public house known as the Royal Oak which is depicted on the Tithe Map of 1838 but had been demolished by 1901. Although the construction of this building has resulted in the loss of the bank here, the parallel section of ditch is considered to survive below the ground surface. Beyond this, to the south, the profile of the bank has been much reduced by cultivation, but is visible as a wide, spread earthwork and the ditch, although infilled, will survive as a buried feature. To the south the bank has been substantially removed by the construction of the dwelling known as Chapel View. <1>
The section of Offa's Dyke described in this record is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and has been mapped by RCHME's Marches Uplands Mapping Project. <2><2a>
Sources
| [01] | SSA27127 - Scheduled Monument notification: English Heritage (Designation). 2014-Sep-05. Sections of Offa's Dyke between Pentre-Shannel Farm and Church View, Chapel Lane, Trefonen, Oswestry Case No 1421320. |
| [02a] | SSA31561 - Vertical aerial photograph: Historic England / RAF. c.1946-1955. NRHE: RAF Aerial Photographs held by Historic England Archive. Black and white. RAF 541/214 3232-3 08-DEC-1948; RAF 543/1475 (F22) 273-4 13-OCT-1961. |
| [02] | SSA31570 - COLLECTION: Historic England. 1993-1994. NRHE: RCHME: Marches Uplands NMP. MU.445.19. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2021 3:58PM |
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