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Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date forming part of an extensive system of ditches and banks found across the Chiltern Hills region. The 580-metre section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End survives as a substantial ditch with accompanying bank, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods. Such linear monuments typically demarcated land holdings, defined settlement territories, or provided protection for communities and livestock. The site remains an important archaeological record of land organisation and settlement patterns in ancient Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021194. View the official record →
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date forming part of an extensive system of ditches and banks found across the Chiltern Hills region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021194.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End 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 1021194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 660m long section to the west of Walter's Ash (3.7 km), Earthworks in Park Wood (3.7 km), Bowl barrow 350m ENE of Saunderton Station (3.9 km).
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