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| Offa's Dyke Path is the 177-mile
national trail following the man-made dyke between England and Wales. This impressive
earthwork was built by King Offa of Mercia during the 8th century to mark the border with
Wales. For over half its length the path keeps company with the dyke. Sometimes it is a
great bank up to 25ft (7.6 metres) high and others it is no more than a hedgerow or a
ridge across a ploughed field. At times it disappears completely. The path starts near
Chepstow, on the Severn estuary, passing through the Wye Valley, the Black Mountains and
the Radnorshire Hills. Chepstow, with its prominent Norman Castle; Lower Redbrook valley,
where forges and farms were worked; the 13th century bridge at Monmouth; Hay-on-Wye,
famous for books; Knighton - the halfway point - Welshpool, Llangollen, the Clwyd hills
and Prestatyn; no two days are the same and the scenery is so diverse. Near Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern |
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