Ancient site · Wales · Partial ruin
Offa's Dyke
Offa's Dyke is a large linear earthwork running roughly along the England–Wales border, traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia. It consists of a long turf bank with an adjacent ditch and crosses low ground, hills and river valleys; surviving stretches are visible as grassy banks and ditches and are followed in places by the Offa's Dyke Path.
Its prime
AD 790
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in AD 790
What Offa's Dyke looked like in its prime.
A long, low turf bank and adjacent ditch running as a continuous ridge across pasture and rolling hills; the bank is formed of packed earth and turf, grass‑covered and up to about 8 ft (2.4 m) high with the overall earthworks up to 65 ft (20 m) across where ditch and bank combine. The line undulates over hill crests, cuts across slopes and overlooks river valleys; fences, sheep and a narrow dirt track frequently run beside surviving sections.
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