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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke 480m east of Great Kimble church'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 480m east of Great Kimble church stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.