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Chichester Dyke is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated west of Densworth House in Sussex, England. The monument comprises a defensive bank and ditch system extending approximately 270 metres in length, characteristic of territorial or settlement-boundary fortifications of the Iron Age period. Its strategic positioning suggests a role in demarcating and protecting settlement areas or controlling access routes in the landscape around Chichester during the pre-Roman iron working period. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological record of Iron Age land use and settlement patterns in West Sussex, though its precise original extent and associated settlement structures remain subjects of archaeological study.
Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005859. View the official record →
Chichester Dyke is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated west of Densworth House in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005859.
Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth 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 1005859.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (1 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (2.2 km), Fishbourne Roman site (3 km).
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