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Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in the parishes around Chichester in Sussex, England. The monument comprises three recorded sections of bank and ditch, totalling approximately 625 metres in length, located within Mouthey's Plantation, Oakwood, and to the south-west of Oakwood House. The dyke represents a territorial or defensive boundary associated with the Iron Age settlement pattern of the Chichester region, though its precise function remains a matter of scholarly interpretation. The surviving sections demonstrate the substantial engineering effort invested in landscape demarcation during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
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 Iron Age date situated in the parishes around Chichester in Sussex, England. 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).
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