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Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate is a section of a prehistoric linear earthwork forming part of a longer defensive system. The 1100 metre stretch comprises a substantial bank and ditch arrangement typical of Iron Age boundaries, likely constructed during the later prehistoric period to demarcate territory or defend against incursion. This particular segment survives as a prominent landscape feature within the estate grounds, preserving evidence of ancient land management and territorial organisation in north Oxfordshire. The monument remains significant as part of the wider Grim's Ditch system, which extends across multiple parishes and represents one of the region's most substantial prehistoric earthworks.
1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014708. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate is a section of a prehistoric linear earthwork forming part of a longer defensive system. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014708.
1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014708.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm (5.7 km), Bowl barrow 200m west of Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest (5.8 km), Ten medieval pillow mounds and part of an associated enclosure 300m north west of Combe Lodge (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.