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Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the later prehistory of southern England. Such dykes typically functioned as stock enclosures, territorial markers, or defensive features, reflecting the settlement patterns and social organisation of Iron Age communities. The site remains a significant example of Iron Age earthwork engineering in the Sussex landscape.
Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015960. View the official record →
Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015960.
Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge 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 1015960.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalesdown Wood earthworks (1.3 km), Madehurst Wood earthworks (3.5 km), Arundel Castle (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge'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.
Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.