Offa's Dyke, Gloucestershire
"The image shows part of a three-mile section of the great earthwork boundary dyke built along the Anglo-Welsh border by Offa, King of Mercia around the 780s. Offa was the King of the Mercians, a warrior tribe from central England, from 747 to 796 AD. He had seized power during a time of great unrest along the border between Wales and England. He decided to separate two countries. Offa’s Dyke covers 82 miles (132 km) of the total distance of 149 miles (240 km) between Prestatyn in the north to Sedbury in the south. The gaps are filled with natural features such as slopes and rivers. It consists of an earth bank which in places still stands to a height of 12 feet (3.5 metres). There is a deep ditch up to 60 feet (18 metres) wide in front. This property is in the care of English Heritage (2011) Find out more.
