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Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill

England
List entry 1015717
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015717
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.06 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 27588 12318
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross Dyke on Newtimber Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located on the South Downs in West Sussex. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch formation that runs across the hilltop, functioning as a territorial or defensive boundary during the Iron Age period. Its precise strategic purpose remains subject to archaeological interpretation, though such dykes typically served to control movement across the landscape or to demarcate land holdings during the late prehistoric period. The earthwork survives as a visible archaeological feature and contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and land use on the South Downs.

Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015717. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill?

Cross Dyke on Newtimber Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located on the South Downs in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015717.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill?

Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill 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 1015717.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton (4 km), Dovecote at Patcham Court Farm, 80m north west of All Saints Church (4.1 km), Prehistoric linear boundary and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Pudding Bag Wood, 350m south of Upper Lodges (5.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton
4 km
Dovecote at Patcham Court Farm, 80m north west of All Saints Church
4.1 km
Prehistoric linear boundary and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Pudding Bag Wood, 350m south of Upper Lodges
5.7 km
Bowl barrow in Great Wood
6 km
Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill
6.1 km
Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea
6.3 km
Cross dyke in Great Wood, 500m south west of Stanmer House
6.4 km
Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill

Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Cross dyke on Newtimber Hill

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Domesday entry for Saddlescombe, Sussex →
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