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Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date running between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End in Buckinghamshire. This 580-metre section forms part of the longer Grim's Ditch system, a substantial defensive or territorial boundary work characteristic of the later Iron Age period. The monument survives as a ditch with an associated bank, representing an important example of prehistoric linear earthwork construction in the region. Such works are considered significant archaeological features for understanding settlement patterns, land division, and territorial organisation in Iron Age 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 date running between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End in Buckinghamshire. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End'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: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.