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Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date, consisting of a ditch with an associated bank that extends across the landscape of north Oxfordshire. This particular 90-metre section, located 350 metres south of Grim's Dyke Farm, represents part of a longer system of defensive or territorial boundaries that characterises the monument. The ditch remains the most prominent feature of the surviving earthwork, cut into the underlying geology and flanked by an upcast bank. Such linear earthworks across the region are typically interpreted as having served practical or symbolic boundary functions during the Iron Age or early Romano-British periods, though the precise chronology and purpose of this specific section remain subjects of archaeological investigation.
90m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 350m south of Grim's Dyke Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012909. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date, consisting of a ditch with an associated bank that extends across the landscape of north Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012909.
90m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 350m south of Grim's Dyke Farm 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 1012909.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ten medieval pillow mounds and part of an associated enclosure 300m north west of Combe Lodge (2.7 km), Earthwork 300m south west of Fair Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Park (2.9 km), Ring ditch near Long Hanborough (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 90m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 350m south of Grim's Dyke Farm'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.
90m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 350m south of Grim's Dyke Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.