© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Cross dyke on Barpham Hill is an ancient linear earthwork located in Sussex, situated approximately 600 metres north west of Lower Barpham. The monument consists of a substantial ditch and bank system that cuts across the hilltop, a characteristic feature of Iron Age defensive boundaries in southern England. Such cross dykes typically functioned as territorial markers, stock enclosures, or defensive lines during the Iron Age period, though the precise function of this particular example remains unconfirmed without detailed archaeological investigation. The earthwork represents an important survival of prehistoric landscape management and settlement patterns in the Sussex Weald region.
Cross dyke on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015715. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Barpham Hill is an ancient linear earthwork located in Sussex, situated approximately 600 metres north west of Lower Barpham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015715.
Cross dyke on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham 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 1015715.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burpham camp (2.9 km), Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (4.5 km), Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham'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 on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.