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Cross Dyke on Okeford Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Dorset. The monument comprises a substantial ditch and bank structure that runs across the hillside, typical of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the later prehistoric period. Such dykes are considered significant archaeological features for understanding Iron Age land division and settlement patterns in southern England. The earthwork survives as an upstanding feature in the landscape and remains an important record of prehistoric land use and social organisation in the region.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm'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 Okeford Hill 880m south east of Hartcliff Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.