| HER Number (PRN): | 33566 |
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| Name: | Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long, E of Llawnt |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1006250: Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long, E of Llawnt |
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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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| Selattyn and Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ23SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 25549 30826 |
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Related records
| 01000 | Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
This length of the dyke is south of the Llanwnt-Oswestry Road to the N of the stream. The dyke is 2.7m across and 1.5m high: south of the stream, the scarp is 3m high and 4.5m across. Part is covered with hedgerow: the rest is pasture. <1>
Section of dyke photographed during aerial survey in 2009. <2>
<01> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1987-Sep-03, Scheduled Monument Notification SA320 Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long, E of Llawnt (Scheduled Monument notification). SSA29742.
<02> Shropshire Council, 2009-Mar-29, SA0907_116 (1 photo) Flight: 09_SA_07 (Oblique aerial photograph). SSA26233.
Sources
| [01] | SSA29742 - Scheduled Monument notification: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1987-Sep-03. Scheduled Monument Notification SA320 Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long, E of Llawnt. Salop 320. |
| [02] | SSA26233 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2009-Mar-29. SA0907_116 (1 photo) Flight: 09_SA_07. Colour. Digital. |
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 18 2018 2:06PM |
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