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Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is an ancient linear earthwork comprising a substantial section of defensive or boundary dyke stretching approximately 1500 metres between Great Widmoor Wood and Oaken Grove. The monument consists of a ditch with associated bank, characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British linear boundaries that formed territorial divisions or defensive barriers across the chalk downs and clay lands of the region. This particular section represents part of the wider network of Grim's Ditch features recorded across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, though the precise dating and original function of this specific length remain matters of archaeological interpretation. The earthwork has been designated as an ancient monument recognising its significance as a surviving element of Iron Age or Romano-British landscape organisation and territorial demarcation.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1500m long section from Great Widmoor Wood to Oaken Grove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021199. View the official record →
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is an ancient linear earthwork comprising a substantial section of defensive or boundary dyke stretching approximately 1500 metres between Great Widmoor Wood and Oaken Grove. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021199.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1500m long section from Great Widmoor Wood to Oaken Grove 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 1021199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and associated earthworks in Bray's Wood (2.7 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 350m long section extending north east from Cottage Farm (3.1 km), Moated site immediately north west of Little Pednor Farm (4.9 km).
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