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Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age origin forming part of an extensive defensive system in the Chiltern region. This particular 1.02-kilometre section, extending westward from White House Farm to Lily Bank Farm, survives as a ditch with associated bank, characteristic of the linear fortifications constructed during the later prehistoric period. The monument represents part of a broader network of similar earthworks scattered across Buckinghamshire and neighbouring counties, which scholars have interpreted as boundary markers, territorial divisions, or defensive lines associated with Iron Age communities. The survival of this section, despite subsequent agricultural use of the landscape, provides evidence for understanding the settlement patterns and land organisation of Iron Age Britain.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.02km long section from west of White House Farm to Lily Bank Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020886. View the official record →
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age origin forming part of an extensive defensive system in the Chiltern region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020886.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.02km long section from west of White House Farm to Lily Bank 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 1020886.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks in Park Wood (2.8 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 660m long section to the west of Walter's Ash (2.9 km), Bowl barrow 350m ENE of Saunderton Station (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.02km long section from west of White House Farm to Lily Bank 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.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.02km long section from west of White House Farm to Lily Bank Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.