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Pook's Dyke is a prehistoric linear boundary situated in the south-eastern part of Itford Hill settlement in Sussex, England. The dyke forms part of the defensive or territorial infrastructure associated with the Iron Age settlement complex at Itford Hill, which has yielded evidence of occupation spanning the Late Bronze Age through to the Iron Age period. The earthwork consists of a substantial bank and ditch construction, characteristic of prehistoric boundary systems employed to demarcate settlement zones or control access to enclosed areas. Archaeological investigation of the wider Itford Hill site has provided insights into the domestic and economic organisation of Iron Age communities in the South Downs region.
A prehistoric linear boundary known as Pook's Dyke and the south eastern part of Itford Hill settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014628. View the official record →
Pook's Dyke is a prehistoric linear boundary situated in the south-eastern part of Itford Hill settlement in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014628.
A prehistoric linear boundary known as Pook's Dyke and the south eastern part of Itford Hill settlement 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 1014628.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton (3 km), Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill (4.5 km), Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill (4.6 km).
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A prehistoric linear boundary known as Pook's Dyke and the south eastern part of Itford Hill settlement stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.