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Cross Dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Hampshire. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch that runs across the chalk downland, forming a defensive or territorial boundary typical of the late prehistoric period. Its precise function remains uncertain, though such dykes are generally interpreted as markers of land division, pastoral control, or defensive positions within the Iron Age landscape. The site is situated within the rich archaeological context of the chalk downlands near Winchester, an area densely occupied during the Iron Age and Romano-British periods.
Cross dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020320. View the official record →
Cross Dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020320.
Cross dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head 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 1020320.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 700m south-west of Longwood House (3.6 km), Twyford Roman villa (5.4 km), Park pale at Marwell, south-east of Cowleaze Copse (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head'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 720m west of Cheesefoot Head stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.