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Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork that extends from Redland End through Barnes's Grove to Hampden Park in the county. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation typical of prehistoric territorial or defensive boundaries, with sections of the work remaining clearly visible across the landscape. The earthwork is generally attributed to the Iron Age period, when such linear features were commonly constructed across southern England to demarcate land, control movement, or serve defensive purposes. This particular stretch represents part of a longer system of Grim's Ditch that extends across multiple parishes in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: section extending from Redland End through Barnes's Grove to Hampden Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021195. View the official record →
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork that extends from Redland End through Barnes's Grove to Hampden Park in the county. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021195.
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: section extending from Redland End through Barnes's Grove to Hampden Park 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 1021195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 660m long section to the west of Walter's Ash (4.6 km), Earthworks in Park Wood (4.7 km), Bowl barrow 350m ENE of Saunderton Station (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: section extending from Redland End through Barnes's Grove to Hampden Park'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: section extending from Redland End through Barnes's Grove to Hampden Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.