“There’s a disruption in the force …” or is it “a wiggle in Offa’s Dyke“?
We visited a section of Offa’s Dyke in Herefordshire where we are going to invite schools in the area and the YAC to maybe help out clear part of the Dyke as well as measure it, draw it, photograph it and clean it!
This is a link to our click to see the walking trip from the Kington Golf Club (thank you for a lovely lunch snack at the cafe too folks) to the section of the Dyke that wiggles.
 | About halfway down this map is Kington where Offa’s Dyke takes a detour …why was that do you think? |
An aerial view of the Dyke clearly visible in the landscape. You can see the ‘wiggle’ so why there? Was it a mistake by the builders?
Note the path leaves the Dyke to toddle off down to Knighton.
Did the builders make a mistake?
This seems highly unlikely as the Saxons were very good at building dykes – they had done it for a long time and lets face it the whole of Offa’s Dyke is 170km or so so surely they would not make a silly mistake like this?
At this point, Offa’s Dyke is almost at the top of the hill. Is that a clue?
Note the Offa’s Dyke Path turns off to go to Kington …well it is a lovely place to visit isn’t it.
Click on the images below to see more of what we saw there. There is a lot of bracken and gorse so bring gloves but in the meantime …what do you think about the kink?
The fence atop the Dyke 
The Dyke is so clearly visible 
The clear bank and ditch of Offa’s Dyke 
Ian and Mel discuss the ‘wiggle’ 
Dougal is definitely impressed 
The original stone? With the gorse and bracken on it 
Imagine the ditch without all this back fill 
The gorse on the top of the Dyke where the sheep haven’t cleaned up 
The path of the Dyke follows the top of the hill still 
Mel standing by the
Offa’s Dyke Path
The Dyke turns almost 90 degrees Kington 
These rocks didn’t find their own way here … 
The Dyke clear in the landscape 
At the top of the hill? That’s not typical of the Dyke. 
The Dyke facing west 
The view south 
The Dyke facing east 
What glorious views …why did Offa build here? 
Imagining the height of the Dyke when built 
Dave discovers a hidden path sign 
Dave finds a sign! 
The hidden sign reads … 
Ian, Dave and Mel impressed with the landscape
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