An earth structure, it was built by King Offa of Mercia, and at 270km long, it passed through Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire.
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It was the original barrier built by King Offa of Mercia in the eighth Century, and can still be seen today. So, we set off on a long walk from the main car park to follow the Dyke as far as we ...
From there the concept was borrowed by King Offa of Mercia, a part of modern-day England, where the term penny was first, pardon the phrase, coined. Fast forward a thousand years later ...
a fact which Offa, King of Mercia, recognised. There is evidence that, in about 780, he ordered the building of a dyke from sea to sea. Offa's Dyke, the most remarkable monument constructed in ...
At the time, there was a lot of 'communication and tension' between Charlemagne and Offa, King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England. 'Charlemagne, the much more powerful ruler, was incensed ...
Offa’s Dyke, the more well-known of the two, is linked to the 8th century Mercian king, Offa, whilst Wat’s Dyke is more enigmatic, with ongoing debate as to its age: whether it is earlier or ...
An earth structure, it was built by King Offa of Mercia, and at 270km long, it passed through Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire.