2011

SO2582 : Offa's Dyke near Newcastle

taken 13 years ago, near to Newcastle, Shropshire, England

Offa's Dyke near Newcastle
Offa's Dyke near Newcastle
Offa's Dyke (Welsh: Clawdd Offa) is a massive linear earthwork, roughly following some of the current border between England and Wales. In places, it is up to 65 feet (19.8 m) wide (including its flanking ditch) and 8 feet (2.44 m) high. In the 8th century it formed some kind of delineation between the Anglian kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdom of Powys. Research in recent decades has dispelled many of the earlier theories and ideas about the earthwork.

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Geographical Context: Paths Boundary, Barrier Place: Newcastle on Clun Long Distance Path: Offas Dyke other tags: Earthwork Earth Bank Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SO2582, 70 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jeff Buck   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 16 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 2570 8214 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:25.9301N 3:5.6556W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 2570 8216
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph
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