| HER Number (PRN): | 33567 |
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| Name: | Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1006258: Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert |
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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: | Chirbury with Brompton, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO29NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 23459 97622 |
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Related records
| 01000 | Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
The bank forms field boundary, 1.8m to 1.2m high with hedge on top and rises to 2.4m high at N end of section. Pasture at present, sometimes arable. <1>
<01> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1988-Mar-21, Scheduled Monument Notification SA233 Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert (Scheduled Monument notification). SSA29743.
Sources
| [01] | SSA29743 - Scheduled Monument notification: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1988-Mar-21. Scheduled Monument Notification SA233 Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long S of Rownal Covert. Salop 233. |
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 11 2017 10:08AM |
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