Offa's Dyke

“This is a book which represents a meticulous yet engaging study of an important and imposing field monument in which the archaeological details of its design and its historical context, its local and regional landscape setting, as well as its historical context are all combined in a way which decidedly raises the bar for landscape and other historians — of any period.” ~Landscape History

"...this is an important contribution to the ongoing study on Offa’s Dyke, a valuable successor to Cyril Fox’s British Academy Volume… [ the authors] have certainly provided us with considerably more to think about.” ~Bob Silvester, , MSRG31

“This is a book which represents a meticulous yet engaging study of an important and imposing field monument in which the archaeological details of its design and its historical context, its local and regional landscape setting, as well as its historical context are all combined in a way which decidedly raises the bar for landscape and other historians — of any period.” ~Jeremy Haslam

“…the book’s value lies not only in the synthesis of past work it offers, the new field observations it identifies, and the ideological context it explores, but in providing a foundation for a new generation of scholars…” ~Howard Willliams, , Volume 166 (2017)

“…a landmark in Anglo-Saxon archaeology and field survey… [Offa’s Dyke] was an impressive achievement for its time, and so is this book.” ~John Blair

Engaging, erudite, and excellent, it is a book that every putative walker of the dyke should read and, in so doing, lift their eyes from the path to take in the landscape surrounding the dyke and the figures of old who lived, fought, and died along its length. ~Brycheiniog

“This book is a welcome and substantial addition to the literature on Offa’s Dyke… The book is attractively designed with numerous excellent maps and with a large number of photographs (many of them colour), the majority of high quality; it is clearly written and very reasonably priced.” ~Michel Hare

“This book is a welcome and substantial addition to the literature on Offa’s Dyke… The book is attractively designed with numerous excellent maps and with a large number of photographs (many of them colour), the majority of high quality; it is clearly written and very reasonably priced. There are topographical and subject indexes. The book should be read by anyone planning to explore the Dyke…” ~Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society

“[an] opulent and extremely informative volume about Offa’s Dyke, and in the conclusions the authors’ offer this sensible remark: ‘We view this book, not in any sense as the last word on the subject, but rather as a point of departure’ (p.373). A humble comment from those who have contributed such a valuable addition to the study of this great monument.” ~Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society