Offa’s Dyke Heritage

The Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory are co-hosting a day workshop with the Offa’s Dyke Centre. We are very grateful to the Centre for supporting this and for a range of speakers who have already agreed to speak on aspects of the heritage of Offa’s Dyke and other linear earthworks.

Confirmed speakers include:

Offa’s Dyke by Numbers – André Berry

Recent Revelations from the Lancaut Peninsular – Andrew Blake

Wat’s the Problem? The Challenges of Caring for Offa’s and Wat’s Dykes at National Trust Sites – Kathy Laws

Community Stewardship of Mercian Monuments Project (CoSMM) – Ian Mackey and Mel Leggatt

Archaeological Earthworks & Visitor Carrying Capacity: Proactive Versus Inactive Management – Dave McGlade

Making Earthworks Visible: The Example of the Oswestry Heritage Comics Project – John G. Swogger

Offa’s Dyke’s Death Heritage – Howard Williams

The Knighton workshop follows on from successful meetings at Shrewsbury (April 2017) and Cardiff (December 2017). The day workshop will explore the heritage conservation, management and interpretation of Offa’s Dyke and other linear earthworks of the Anglo-Welsh borderlands.

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