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A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom is a prehistoric earthwork consisting of two linear defensive or territorial boundaries that intersect near Falmer in East Sussex. Cross-ridge dykes of this type are characteristic of the Iron Age and represent substantial engineering efforts designed to block movement along ridge-top routes or to demarcate territorial divisions across the South Downs landscape. The dykes survive as substantial banks and ditches that cut across the local topography, demonstrating the strategic importance of controlling movement through this area during the later prehistoric period. Such monuments reflect the complex social and territorial organization of Iron Age communities in southern England.
A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013911. View the official record →
A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom is a prehistoric earthwork consisting of two linear defensive or territorial boundaries that intersect near Falmer in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013911.
A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom 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 1013911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle (2 km), Heathy Brow round barrows (3.3 km), Round barrow S of Breaky Bottom (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.