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Campaign aims to shore up Offa’s Dyke against future threats

The 1,200-year-old earthwork on Welsh-English border is suffering serious damage from lack of upkeep

It is Britain’s longest monument and one of the most extraordinary: a 1,200-year-old earthwork that snakes through moor, mountain, field and back garden, crisscrossing the modern incarnation of the Welsh and English border.

But concerns are being raised that Offa’s Dyke is suffering serious damage through a combination of neglect, carelessness or, in some cases, land grabs and vandalism.

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