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Visitors to the National Trust property of Erddig will struggle to appreciate that Wat’s Dyke once ran along the top of the ridge overlooking the Black Brook right in front of where Erddig Hall was built in the 1680s and then refurbished and enlarged in the 1720s. Wat’s Dyke was removed in this location during one or more stages of work around the hall, perhaps when Philip Yorke I commissioned William Emes to design the formal gardens between 1768 and 1780. The industrial revolution was under way and the ironworks at Bersham was already well-established but the collieries of Bersham and Hafod have yet to mark the skyline. Yorke and his architect Emes observe the destruction of a section of Wat’s Dyke at the edge of Big Wood.
Go North to Wat’s Dyke at Erddig Castle
Go South to Wat’s Dyke at Erddig Park
Access
On foot: 650m walk from Erddig Hall. No bicycle and access via off-road mobility scooter only. Check accessible routes on Erddig Country Park website.
By car: park at Erddig National Trust main car park.
The Offa's Dyke Collaboratory 