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Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is an ancient linear earthwork forming part of the extensive Grim's Ditch complex that runs across the Chiltern Hills. The 350-metre section extending north-east from Cottage Farm survives as a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age territorial or defensive boundaries, though the precise function and dating of Grim's Ditch remain subjects of scholarly debate. The monument represents one of the most significant archaeological features of prehistoric Buckinghamshire and belongs to a system of linear earthworks that may have marked territorial divisions or acted as stock boundaries during the later Iron Age period. This section is protected as a scheduled ancient monument and contributes to our understanding of landscape organization in prehistoric southern Britain.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 350m long section extending north east from Cottage Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021198. View the official record →
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is an ancient linear earthwork forming part of the extensive Grim's Ditch complex that runs across the Chiltern Hills. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021198.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 350m long section extending north east from Cottage 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 1021198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Chalkdell Wood, 100m north west of Frith Hill House (2.4 km), Moated site and associated earthworks in Bray's Wood (2.8 km), Moated site and enclosures at Redding Wick (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 350m long section extending north east from Cottage 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: 350m long section extending north east from Cottage Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.