| HER Number (PRN): | 33563 |
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| Name: | Offa's Dyke: section 330yds (300m) S from Treflach Wood |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1004769: Offa's Dyke: section 330yds (300m) S from Treflach Wood |
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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: A well preserved section of Offa's Dyke, the 8th century Mercian boundary bank.
| Parish: | Oswestry Rural, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ22NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 25801 25090 |
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Related records
| 01000 | Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
There is a double scarp 1.5-3m high wooded, also 2.4m high bank with 0.9m counterscarp. The dyke for the most part is well defined running through pasture fields, S half of the site is partly covered with hedge and small trees, the land is used for graxing. Continuing northwards the dyke is slightly damaged by a house built into the dyke. Extreme N tree and undergrowth cover. <1>
Sources
| [01] | SSA29739 - Scheduled Monument notification: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1989-Aug-22. Scheduled Monument Notification SA90 Offa's Dyke: section 330yds (300m) S from Treflach Wood. Salop 90. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 8 2021 12:16PM |
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