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Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date situated in the vicinity of Chichester, West Sussex. The monument survives in three separate sections, the longest of which measures approximately 220 metres within Oakwood, with additional lengths of 180 metres in Mouthey's Plantation and 90 metres south-west of Oakwood House. The dyke consists of a ditch and associated bank, typical of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods. Its precise chronology and function remain matters for archaeological interpretation, though such linear earthworks commonly relate to the control of land, stock movement, or the demarcation of settlement territories in this region.
Chichester Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003783. View the official record →
Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date situated in the vicinity of Chichester, West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003783.
Chichester Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood 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 1003783.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (0.5 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (1.6 km), Fishbourne Roman site (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chichester Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood 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: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood House stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.