Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church

Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church

England
List entry 1013934
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013934
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
SP 83034 06001
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Buckinghamshire. The monument consists of a ditch with associated bank, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the prehistoric period. Its precise function remains subject to interpretation, though such dykes commonly served to control movement across the landscape or demarcate areas of settlement and resource use. The site's location near Great Kimble reflects the pattern of Iron Age activity in the Chiltern region.

Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013934. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church?

Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013934.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church?

Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church 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 1013934.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (5.6 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (6.7 km), Bowl barrow on Lodge Hill, 650m east of Old Callow Down Farm (7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church

Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.