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Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork is a linear defensive earthwork located near New Fishbourne in Sussex, England, forming part of a broader system of Iron Age fortifications in the Chichester area. The section at Brandy Hole extends eastward for approximately 230 yards (210 metres) from the railway line and represents a substantial archaeological feature of prehistoric date. The dyke comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation typical of Iron Age territorial and defensive boundaries, serving to control movement across the landscape during the late prehistoric period. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important record of pre-Roman Sussex settlement patterns and territorial organisation.
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005854. View the official record →
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork is a linear defensive earthwork located near New Fishbourne in Sussex, England, forming part of a broader system of Iron Age fortifications in the Chichester area. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005854.
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne 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 1005854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (0.7 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (1 km), Chichester Castle (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne'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.
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.