Offa’s Dyke Journal: Volume 6 for 2024
A Journal for Linear Monuments, Frontiers and Borderlands Research
Edited by Howard Williams
Paperback (Published)
(August 2025)
ISBN: 9781805831051
6.93 x 9.84 inches
Price: $60.00
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Volume 6 of Offa’s Dyke Journal, an open-access peer-reviewed academic publication venue for interdisciplinary research on linear monuments, frontiers and borderlands
An open-access peer-reviewed academic publication venue for interdisciplinary research on linear monuments, frontiers and borderlands, Offa’s Dyke Journal is edited and produced under the auspices of the Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory supported and funded by the University of Chester and the Offa’s Dyke Association. Published online by JAS Arqueologia and with paperback copies sold and distributed by Archaeopress, the journal is supported by an expert editorial board. Each article is peer-reviewed by multiple specialists. ODJ here reaches its sixth volume, the second sole-edited by Howard Williams (ably supported by Kate Waddington as stand-in editor for his own publication). The core aim is to provide a venue for researchers, scholars, students and the general public to learn about the latest work on frontiers, borderlands and linear monuments. Volume 6 comprises an introduction by the editor, and five research articles, arranged in crude chronological order in relation to their subject matter. Vyner provides an invaluable review of linear earthworks across Britain before presenting the latest data on cross-ridge dykes in North Yorkshire, arguing for their role in demarcating ‘territories of ritual’ in the early first millennium BC (Late Bronze Age), incorporating earlier cairns and mounds. Hankinson tackles a series of ‘short dykes’ in mid-Wales, arguing from their dates (where known) and spatial placement that they were part of an early medieval Welsh territory, the direct or indirect predecessor of the late medieval cantref of Mechain. Nevell considers Manchester’s Nico Ditch and postulates, based on its position, that it might have been an early medieval period linear earthwork, roughly comparable in date and significance to Offa’s Dyke, but controlling borderlands between Mercia and Northumbria. The penultimate publication by Belford, Grant and Malim builds upon the interim fieldwork report in volume 1 (Belford 2019), presenting important scientific dating (radiocarbon and OSL) for the construction of Offa’s Dyke and Wat’s Dyke, both confirming their early medieval date and prompting further questions regarding how and why they were constructed and used. Finally, Williams critiques the current heritage interpretation along the line of Offa’s Dyke and the Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail, advocating for a coherent strategy utilising new media, art and narratives to challenge misinformation and disinformation about the history of the borderlands and Offa’s Dyke’s significance within it. Together, the contributions provide new insights into the past and present uses and significances of linear monuments.
Great Works by Great Men? Rethinking Linear Earthworks - Howard Williams
An Indication of Northern Souls: Revisiting the 'Territory of Ritual' - Blaise Vyner
The Short Dykes of Mechain - Richard Hankinson
Nico Ditch: A Review of its Form, Function and Date - Michael Nevell
Offa's Dyke and Wat's Dyke: Scientific Dating at Chirk and Erddig - Paul Belford, Ian Grant and Tim Malim
Today's Offa's Dyke: Heritage Interpretation for Britain's Longest Linear Monument - Howard Williams
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Great Works by Great Men? Rethinking Linear Earthworks – Howard Williams
An Indication of Northern Souls: Revisiting the ‘Territory of Ritual’ – Blaise Vyner
The Short Dykes of Mechain – Richard Hankinson
Nico Ditch: A Review of its Form, Function and Date – Michael Nevell
Offa’s Dyke and Wat’s Dyke: Scientific Dating at Chirk and Erddig – Paul Belford, Ian Grant and Tim Malim
Today’s Offa’s Dyke: Heritage Interpretation for Britain’s Longest Linear Monument – Howard Williams
- Edited by Howard Williams
Other Titles in this Series
Offa’s Dyke Journal: Volume 7 for 2025
A Journal for Linear Monuments, Frontiers and Borderlands Research
Offa’s Dyke Journal: Volume 5 for 2023
A Journal for Linear Monuments, Frontiers and Borderlands Research
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