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Cross dyke on the north eastern spur of Bow Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch that cuts across the spur, functioning as a defensive or territorial boundary feature characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns in the region. Its proximity to the Tansley Stone, located 150 metres to the north west, suggests it formed part of a wider landscape of Iron Age activity and land use. The dyke's orientation and construction reflect the strategic positioning of such works to control movement and define territorial limits during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008379. View the official record →
Cross dyke on the north eastern spur of Bow Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008379.
Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone 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 1008379.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (4.7 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (4.9 km), 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 (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone'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 north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.