{"id":405,"date":"2020-09-16T12:23:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T11:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalskills.ittutor.training\/oda\/?p=405"},"modified":"2022-02-08T18:38:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:38:42","slug":"a-wiggle-in-offas-dyke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalskills.ittutor.training\/oda\/2020\/09\/16\/a-wiggle-in-offas-dyke\/","title":{"rendered":"A wiggle in Offa’s Dyke"},"content":{"rendered":"

“There’s a disruption in the force …<\/strong><\/em>” or is it “a wiggle in Offa’s Dyke<\/a><\/em><\/strong>“?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We visited a section of Offa’s Dyke in Herefordshire where we are going to invite schools in the area and the YAC<\/a> to maybe help out clear part of the Dyke<\/a> as well as measure it, draw it, photograph it and clean it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a link to our click to see the walking trip from the Kington Golf Club<\/a> (thank you for a lovely lunch snack at the cafe too folks) to the section of the Dyke that wiggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/td>About halfway down this map is Kington where Offa’s Dyke takes a detour …why was that do you think?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
The path of Offa’s Dyke with Kington just about central<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Offa’s Dyke and path at Kington <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Offa’s Dyke kink at Kington (<\/span>, <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Did the builders make a mistake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, Offa’s Dyke is almost at the top of the hill. Is that a clue?
Note the Offa’s Dyke Path<\/a> turns off to go to Kington …well it is a lovely place to visit isn’t it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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