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HER Number (PRN):33569
Name:Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, S of the Royal Oak Inn, Treflach
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1006260: Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, S of the Royal Oak Inn

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
Map Sheet:SJ22NE
Grid Reference:SJ 25884 25358

Related records

01000Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA9067 - 2019 Heritage at Risk Survey by Historic England

Description

Section of Offa's Dyke forming a tree-lined boundary to the rear of properties along Trefonen Road/Field Lane, Treflach [Old County number scheduling - nothing further held]. <1>

Line marked on 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map. <2>

Sources

[01]SSA24753 - Online database: Historic England (Designation). National Heritage List for England (NHLE). https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1006260.
[02]SSA20952 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1899-1903. OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series.
Date Last Edited:Jan 10 2024 11:20AM