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Cross Dyke on Hindhead Golf Course is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located near Hindhead in Surrey. The monument comprises a ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the Iron Age period. Its precise function remains uncertain, though such dykes typically served either as defensive fortifications for hillforts and settlements or as markers of territorial divisions across the landscape. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature within the golf course, retaining sufficient physical form to merit scheduling as a nationally important ancient monument.
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 probable Iron Age date located near Hindhead in Surrey. 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).
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