Wat's Dyke

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Location of Wat's Dyke (brown line) and Offa's Dyke (red line)
Wat's Dyke near Northop

Wat's Dyke is a 60 km long wall in the Welsh - English border region Welsh Marches . The wall runs past Oswestry , among other things .

Historians agreed on the eighth century as the date of origin, but C14 measurements now point to the fifth century.

literature

  • Margaret Worthington: Wat's Dyke: An Archaeological and Historical Enigma. Bulletin John Rylands Library, Manchester, Vol 79, no.3, 1997.
  • HR Hannaford: Archaeological on Wat's Dyke at Maes-y-Clawdd. Archeology Service, Shropshire County Council, report no.132, December 1997.

Coordinates: 52 ° 59 '12 "  N , 3 ° 1' 43"  W.