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380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge

England
List entry 1012904
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012904
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1 hectares
Grid reference
SP 40074 21556
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in north Oxfordshire. This 380-metre section, situated approximately 200 metres east-north-east of Kiddington Lodge, forms part of a more extensive defensive or territorial boundary system that extends across the landscape. The ditch comprises a substantial cut with associated banks, typical of Iron Age linear monuments in the region. Such earthworks are understood to have served purposes ranging from territorial demarcation to livestock control, though their precise original function remains a matter of scholarly interpretation.

380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012904. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge?

Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in north Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012904.

Who is responsible for protecting 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge?

380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge 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 1012904.

What other scheduled monuments are near 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stonesfield Roman villa (4.6 km), Oaklands Farm Roman villa (5.3 km), Fawler Roman villa (5.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stonesfield Roman villa
4.6 km
Oaklands Farm Roman villa
5.3 km
Fawler Roman villa
5.6 km
Ten medieval pillow mounds and part of an associated enclosure 300m north west of Combe Lodge
5.8 km
North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm
6.2 km
Earthwork 300m south west of Fair Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Park
6.2 km
Rectangular earthwork, Hensington
6.3 km
Ring ditch near Long Hanborough
7.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge

380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge

AlchesterRoman town · ~10.7 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~20.2 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~14.1 milesBattle of Cropredy Bridge 1644Battle (1644) · ~16.3 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~17.3 milesBattle of Edgcote 1469Battle (1469) · ~17.4 miles
Domesday entry for Kiddington, Oxfordshire →
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