Offa's Dyke
Substantial remains of Offa's Dyke (Welsh: Clawdd Offa) can be seen on the western outskirts of Ruabon. This massive earthwork, stretching from Chepstow in the south to Prestatyn in the north, was constructed in the late-8th century by Offa, king of Mercia, as a boundary between Saxon Mercia and Celtic Wales.
Traces of an earlier dyke, Wat's Dyke, can be seen on the eastern side of the Ruabon. It would be several centuries before the lands to the east of Offa's Dyke would be returned to Wales.
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