Wansdyke (earthwork)

The Wansdyke is a historic defensive wall in the west of England. It extends from the area of ​​Bristol in an easterly direction up to Wiltshire.

The Wansdyke is divided into three parts, which are 14, 22 and 19 km long. It consists of a rampart and a ditch.

The complex is dated to the post-Roman period in the fifth or sixth century. One assumes a defensive line of the Celts, which should protect them to the north against the coming out of the upper valley of the River Thames Saxons.