Why was Wansdyke built?
During the late 5th / early 6th century, this Somerset / Wiltshire area would have been the frontier of where native-Briton lands met Anglo-Saxon territory. … The final theory behind Wansdyke was that it was built by the West Saxons to stop the pesky Britons from trying to retake their lands. Who built the Wansdyke?…