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Grim's Ditch is an Iron Age linear earthwork forming part of a longer defensive system in north Oxfordshire. This particular 240-metre section, situated between Grim's Dyke Farm and the B4437 road near Charlbury, comprises a ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of territorial or defensive boundaries constructed during the Iron Age period. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents one segment of the more extensive Grim's Ditch system that extends across the Oxfordshire landscape. The exact function of this section remains subject to scholarly interpretation, though such linear earthworks typically served defensive, territorial, or stock-management purposes during the later prehistoric period.
240m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch between Grim's Dyke Farm and the B4437 Charlbury to Woodstock road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012908. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is an Iron Age linear earthwork forming part of a longer defensive system in north Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012908.
240m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch between Grim's Dyke Farm and the B4437 Charlbury to Woodstock road 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 1012908.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ten medieval pillow mounds and part of an associated enclosure 300m north west of Combe Lodge (2.9 km), Earthwork 300m south west of Fair Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Park (3 km), Ring ditch near Long Hanborough (4.2 km).
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