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<< Text Pages >> Offa's Dyke west of Ruabon - Misc. Earthwork in Wales in Wrexham

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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Offa's Dyke west of Ruabon
Country: Wales County: Wrexham Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Wrexham  Nearest Village: Ruabon
Map Ref: SJ29564386
Latitude: 52.987426N  Longitude: 3.050743W
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
0No data.
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
0No data.
4 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
4

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An impressive stretch of Offa's Dyke which runs behind a large secondary school in Ruabon.
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SJ2943 : What a garden feature by John Haynes
by John Haynes
©2012(licence)
SJ2943 : Ffordd Llangollen at Ruabon boundary by Colin Pyle
by Colin Pyle
©2014(licence)
SJ2943 : Railway bridge at Rhiwabon by John Haynes
by John Haynes
©2012(licence)
SJ2944 : Ty'n Yr Ysgol, Ruabon by TCExplorer
by TCExplorer
©2024(licence)
SJ2943 : Bank of daffodils by John Haynes
by John Haynes
©2012(licence)

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