Category
page 1Ancient dikes
Offa's Dyke
defensive earthworks on the border between Anglian (or 'English') Mercia and the Kingdom of Wales
Nico Ditch
earthwork in Greater Manchester, England
Wat's Dyke
linear earthwork in Wales and England
Devil's Dykes
linear earthworks
Foss Dyke
Canal that connects the River Trent
Bokerley Dyke
Romano-British defensive dyke
Devil's Dyke
ancient linear earthwork in Cambridgeshire
Silesia Walls
Earth ramparts in Poland
Wansdyke
thumb|The Wansdyke on Tan Hill, Wiltshire
Wansdyke (from ''Woden's Dyke'') is a series of early medieval defensive linear earthworks in the West Country of England, consisting of a ditch and a running embankment from the ditch spoil, with the ditching facing north. There are two main parts: an eastern dyke that runs between Savernake Forest, West Woods and Morgan's Hill in Wiltshire, and a western dyke that runs from Monkton Combe to the ancient hill fort of Maes Knoll in historic Somerset. Between these two dykes, there is a middle section formed by the remains of the London-to-Bath Roman roa