| HER Number (PRN): | 33571 |
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| Name: | Offa's Dyke: section 410m long, E of Llawnt |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1006263: Offa's Dyke: section 410m 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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| Map Sheet: | SJ23SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 25393 31199 |
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Related records
| 01000 | Part of: Offa's Dyke (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA9837 - 2022 DBA and walkover survey of land at Cefn-y-Maes, Rhydycroesau by Archaeology Wales (Ref: 22/00350/FUL)
Description
To S of Llawnt. Oswestry Road there is a bank 6ft to the W, 3ft to the E. To the S of stream there is a 6ft-10ft high scarp to W and bank 2ft-4ft. To E. Hedgerow on part; pasture. Dyke is very fine to the N of road consisting of grass and trees, fence on top of bank. General condition is quite good, although quite severe erosion is occurring on the top of the dyke (middle section) and scarp E side. E side; southern half; there is a low dry stone wall exposed; set into the counterscarp, but this wall is extremely fragmentary. <1>
Section of dyke photographed during aerial survey in 2009. <2><3>
Sources
| [01] | SSA29746 - Scheduled Monument notification: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1989-Aug-21. Scheduled Monument Notification SA240 Offa's Dyke: section 410m long, E of Llawnt. Salop 240. |
| [02] | SSA25627 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2009-Mar-29. SA0907_114 to SA0907_115 and SA0907_117 to SA0907_121 (7 photos) Flight: 09_SA_07. Colour. Digital. |
| [03] | SSA27019 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2009-Mar-29. SA0907_131 to SA0907_132 (2 photos) Flight: 09_SA_07. Colour. Digital. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2022 9:14AM |
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