Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn

Cross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn

England
List entry 1018568
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Cross dyke in Court Plantation is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated approximately six hundred metres south west of Wiston Barn in Sussex. The monument consists of a ditch and bank formation characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the Iron Age period. Such dykes served various functions within Iron Age settlement patterns, including the delimitation of land holdings or the protection of enclosed settlements and their associated resources. The survival of this earthwork within Court Plantation preserves evidence of prehistoric land use and territorial organisation in the Sussex landscape.

Cross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018568. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn?

Cross dyke in Court Plantation is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated approximately six hundred metres south west of Wiston Barn in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018568.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn?

Cross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn 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 1018568.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross dyke in Court Plantation, 600m south west of Wiston Barn?

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 (2.5 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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