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Cross dyke and platform barrow 460m south-east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort is a prehistoric monument comprising two distinct archaeological features located in West Sussex. The platform barrow represents a funerary structure of Bronze Age date, whilst the cross dyke is a linear earthwork of uncertain chronology typical of Iron Age defensive or boundary systems found across southern England. The site lies within the landscape context of Chanctonbury Ring, one of Sussex's most significant hillforts, suggesting this monument may have held particular territorial or ritual importance within the local prehistoric settlement hierarchy.
Cross dyke and platform barrow 460m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015121. View the official record →
Cross dyke and platform barrow 460m south-east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort is a prehistoric monument comprising two distinct archaeological features located in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015121.
Cross dyke and platform barrow 460m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort 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 1015121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Regular aggregate field system with prehistoric and Romano-British farmsteads and a Bronze Age bowl barrow on Park Brow (3 km), Cissbury Ring hillfort, prehistoric flint mine and associated remains (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 100m west of the south western edge of Cissbury Ring hillfort (4 km).
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