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Devil's Ditch is a length of linear earthwork running west-north-westward from Chapel Lane in Sussex, England. The monument represents part of a larger defensive or boundary system characteristic of late Iron Age or Romano-British engineering, though precise dating remains uncertain without extensive archaeological investigation. The 362-metre section documented in the heritage record exhibits the physical character typical of such ditches, with an associated bank forming a substantial linear feature across the landscape. Such earthworks served variously as territorial boundaries, stock enclosures, or defensive barriers during their period of construction and use.
A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005881. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a length of linear earthwork running west-north-westward from Chapel Lane in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005881.
A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane 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 1005881.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (1.7 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (2.4 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (3 km).
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