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Brent Ditch is a linear earthwork located in Cambridgeshire, England, comprising a substantial bank and ditch that extends across the landscape. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant example of territorial boundary or defensive earthwork from this period. The physical remains consist of a pronounced ditch with an associated bank, characteristics typical of Iron Age linear fortifications in the East Anglian region. Such monuments are understood to have served functions related to land division, stock control, or defence, reflecting the organised landscape management of Iron Age communities in the area.
Brent Ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006929. View the official record →
Brent Ditch is a linear earthwork located in Cambridgeshire, England, comprising a substantial bank and ditch that extends across the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006929.
Brent Ditch 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 1006929.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, fishpond and enclosure at Bordeaux Farms (6.6 km), A moated site and fishpond in Howe Wood, 0.75km south-east of St Mary's Church (8.9 km), Lady Portsmouth's Column (Obelisk), Audley End (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brent Ditch'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.
Brent Ditch stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.