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Cross Dyke on Hindhead Golf Course is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date, located on the Surrey heathland near Hindhead. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch that runs across the landscape, forming part of the defensive or territorial boundaries characteristic of Iron Age communities in southern Britain. Its precise function remains debated among archaeologists, though such dykes typically served to control movement, define land holdings, or provide protection for settlements and resources. The earthwork survives as a visible archaeological feature within the golf course landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric land use and social organisation in the Weald region.
Cross dyke on Hindhead golf course is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018020. View the official record →
Cross Dyke on Hindhead Golf Course is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date, located on the Surrey heathland near Hindhead. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018020.
Cross dyke on Hindhead golf course 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 1018020.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including River Wey aqueduct, Bramshott Court (4.9 km), River Wey aqueduct, Headley Park (4.9 km), River Wey aqueduct, Radford Bridge, Liphook (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Hindhead golf course'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 Hindhead golf course stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.