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Cross dyke on Heathbarn Down is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with associated bank, positioned to cut across the downland landscape in a manner typical of territorial or defensive boundaries of the later prehistoric period. Such dykes commonly served to control movement across the landscape or to demarcate areas of land use and settlement authority. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork feature and remains a significant component of the Iron Age settlement pattern in the South Downs region.
Cross dyke on Heathbarn Down, 520m south east of Lodge Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018058. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Heathbarn Down is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018058.
Cross dyke on Heathbarn Down, 520m south east of Lodge Hill Farm 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 1018058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (6.4 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (6.6 km), Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (6.8 km).
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