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Cross dyke on Okeford Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Dorset. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch that cuts across the hillside, forming a defensive or territorial boundary feature typical of the later prehistoric period. Such dykes are commonly interpreted as markers of territorial divisions or as secondary defences associated with nearby settlement or hill fort activity. The feature's precise function and relationship to contemporary settlement patterns on Okeford Hill remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though its Iron Age construction places it within a period of significant social organisation and land management in southern Britain.
Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016690. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Okeford Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016690.
Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm 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 1016690.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted town of Milton Abbas (7.9 km), Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation 200m east of The Retreat (8 km), Bowl barrow 650m north west of Long Ash Farm (8.5 km).
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