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Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Sussex, forming part of the defensive landscape associated with the Iron Age settlement at Chichester. The Broyle section, extending approximately 330 metres south-west from Broyle House, comprises a substantial ditch and bank configuration typical of Iron Age territorial or settlement boundaries. The dyke is believed to date to the later Iron Age period, representing either a boundary marker or defensive feature relating to the nearby hillfort settlement. This section of the broader earthwork system demonstrates the significant engineering effort invested in defining and protecting the Chichester area during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005857. View the official record →
Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Sussex, forming part of the defensive landscape associated with the Iron Age settlement at Chichester. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005857.
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House 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 1005857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (1.3 km), Fishbourne Roman site (2.2 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House'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 extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.