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Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse

England
List entry 1005860
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005860
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.28 hectares
Grid reference
SU 85943 08086
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork monument located in Raughmere Copse near Chichester in Sussex. The dyke extends approximately 110 yards (100 metres) and survives as an upstanding bank, representing a form of defensive or territorial boundary construction characteristic of the Iron Age period. Such linear earthworks in the Chichester region are often associated with the expansion and consolidation of settlement territories during the late prehistoric era, though precise dating and function of this particular example would require archaeological investigation. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1005860.

Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005860. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse?

Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork monument located in Raughmere Copse near Chichester in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005860.

Who is responsible for protecting Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse?

Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse 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 1005860.

What other scheduled monuments are near Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (1.6 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (2.2 km), Chichester Castle (2.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m)
1.6 km
Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College
2.2 km
Chichester Castle
2.9 km
Greyfriars Chapel, Priory Park
3 km
Chichester City Walls, The Tower, Orchard Street
3.2 km
St Martin's Lane, Little London car park, Roman site
3.2 km
Market cross
3.3 km
Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
3.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse

Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse

ChichesterRoman town · ~2 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~2.6 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~21 miles
Domesday entry for Lavant, Sussex →
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