Offa's Dyke

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott

Last modified Apr 03, 2024 10:00 AM — History

Offa's Dyke is a linear earthwork of the eighth century that formed a boundary between the Anglian kingdom of Mercia and the Welsh kingdom of Powys.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/56616072

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
52.344, -3.049

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Offa's Dyke (AD 640 - AD 1453) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Clawdd Offa (Welsh, modern)

Offa's Dyke makes connections with:

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Offa's Dyke receives connections from:

None

Place type:
earthwork

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Related:

Wikidata Q1127343: Offa's Dyke

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, and Tom Elliott, 'Offa's Dyke: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/56616072> [accessed: 17 April 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/56616072 |title=Places: 56616072 (Offa's Dyke) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 17, 2025 10:58 am |publisher=Pleiades}}