Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Vervil Dyke
Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, Wales
A scheduled monument in Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, recorded as Dyke (Early Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Dyke
- Period
- Early Medieval
- Date of designation
- 12 September 1994
- Community
- Merthyr Mawr
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.48492, -3.60142
- SAM number
- GM465
- Cadw record number
- 2918
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a dyke, a defensive boundary or earthwork dating to the prehistoric or medieval period. It consists of a c. 200m length of bank and ditch running north-north-west to south-south-east between the Ogmore and Ewenni rivers. The bank has been ploughed down and is best preserved at the northern end where it is approximately 8m wide and 1m high. A modern field boundary on the west edge of the ditch may represent the location of a former counterscarp.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric/medieval defensive organization and settlement. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong possibility of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A dyke may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can be further enhanced by group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- West LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old School HouseEducationunder 1 mi
- Holly CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower Revetment and steps at Merthyr Mawr HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.