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Cross Dyke on the northern spur of Bow Hill is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated approximately 500 metres north-east of the Tansley Stone in Sussex. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch construction typical of defensive or territorial boundaries from the Iron Age period, though its precise function remains a matter of scholarly consideration. The dyke's positioning on the northern spur of Bow Hill suggests strategic placement to command or demarcate the surrounding landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important example of Iron Age land use and landscape organisation in the South Downs region.
Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008374. View the official record →
Cross Dyke on the northern spur of Bow Hill is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated approximately 500 metres north-east of the Tansley Stone in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008374.
Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north 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 1008374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (5.1 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (5.3 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 (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north 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 northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.