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Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 05 December 2020  Page Views: 2135

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Chepstow  Nearest Village: Brockweir
Map Ref: SO541003
Latitude: 51.699557N  Longitude: 2.66555W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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TheCaptain visited on 27th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Well preserved and significantly built section of Offa's Dyke high up on the eastern side of the River Wye near the village of Brockweir. The Offa's Dyke path is well used here, and in places offers splendid views over the river to Wales, especially at the well known "Devil's Pulpit" rock stack allowing intrepid visitors a superb vista of Tintern Abbey.

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : The Offa's Dyke footpath runs right alongside the dyke here above the river Wye (Vote or comment on this photo)
Well preserved and significantly built section of Offa's Dyke high up on the eastern side of the River Wye near the village of Brockweir. The Offa's Dyke path is well used here, and in places offers splendid views over the river to Wales, especially at the well known "Devil's Pulpit" rock stack allowing intrepid visitors a superb vista of Tintern Abbey.

Note: Offa’s Dyke: A Watery Perspective Video Talk by Prof Howard M R Williams, more on our page
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Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : The well known "Devil's Pulpit" rock stack allows intrepid visitors a superb vista of Tintern Abbey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : I dont recall seeing these signs a few years ago (Vote or comment on this photo)

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : Another walk up this part of Offas Dyke, and with no leaves on the trees and the sun shining through, it looked splendid (Vote or comment on this photo)

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : Badgers are active in the banks, digging away for their sets. Who knows what treasure may be waiting for you. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : The remains of Offa's Dyke here are significant, as seen by this cut through the bank

Offa's Dyke near Brockweir
Offa's Dyke near Brockweir submitted by TheCaptain : Beware. There may be dragons and monsters

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Offa’s Dyke: A Watery Perspective Video Talk by Prof Howard M R Williams by Andy B on Saturday, 05 December 2020
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Prof Howard M R Williams writes: I’ve created a Youtube strand for my Public Talks and Lectures, because during the lockdown I have continued to deliver public presentations via Zoom and other media.

The first of these was a talk to the Chester Society for Landscape History on Monday 28 September. I recorded 2 videos to deliver my presentation and then via YouTube Live I conducted a Q&A .

Offa’s Dyke – A Watery Perspective Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXUFtFxcYc&t=5s

Offa’s Dyke – A Watery Perspective Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmaBbvi2OAk&t=1638s

Offa’s Dyke – A Watery Perspective Live Q&A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl72ffr0ElY&t=3s

The talk presented my preliminary ideas, currently in preparation for publication, regarding the ‘hydraulics’ of Offa’s Dyke, building off a 2019 talk I presented to the Royal Archaeological Institute in November 2019.
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/hydraulic-borders-the-ebb-and-flow-of-wats-dyke-and-offas-dyke/

More here
https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/offas-dyke-a-watery-perspective/
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