| HER Number (PRN): | 33568 |
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| Name: | Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream - also in Powys: Wales |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1006259: Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream - also in Powys: Wales |
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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 23212 98927 |
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Related records
| 01000 | Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA8727 - 2018 Heritage at Risk Survey by Historic England
- ESA8625 - 2014 Heritage at Risk Survey by Historic England
- ESA8621 - 2015 Heritage at Risk Survey by Historic England
- ESA8361 - 2016 Heritage at Risk Survey by Historic England
- ESA8362 - 2017 Heritage at Risk Survey by Historic England
- ESA6602 - Excavation of Offa's Dyke, south and north of the River Camlad by D Hill & M Worthington (Ref: Site 117)
Description
S of the River Camlad (the county boundary), the dyke appears as a bank 0.9m high in the meadows. Pasture with large oaks. Further S, the bank is 1.2m high being used as an old green lane. <1>
Sites were excavated to the north and south of the River Camlad and the full-scale ditch was found adjacent to the river on both sides. This strongly suggests that Offa’s Dyke was built right up to the river banks, as any significant changes in the course of the river would have destroyed all evidence. This conclusion was strengthened by the observation of distinct differences in the material of the banks exposed after serious flooding had recently removed vegetation from the face of the banks. These anomalies on both the southern and northern banks were exactly in line with the known course of the Dyke. From the Camlad Valley, Offa’s Dyke climbs the steep slope to the north and curves round the western slope of the valley side to resume its straight alignment, now with a north-easterly trend. The line is again holding the western slope of an upland area that overlooks the valley of the River Severn. Both the bank and the ditch are clearly visible for most of this length and the line is not in doubt here until the floodplain of the River Severn is reached near Buttington. <2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA29744 - Scheduled Monument notification: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1988-Mar-21. Scheduled Monument Notification SA234 Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream - also in Powys: Wales. Salop 234. |
| [02] | SSA23865 - Manuscript: Hill D & Worthington M. 2003. Offa's Dyke: history & guide. p61, Site 117. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 24 2019 5:09PM |
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