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Cross dyke on Ragpit Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated on the Chiltern Hills near Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch that runs across the hillside, forming a defensive barrier typical of Iron Age settlement enclosures and territorial boundaries in southern England. Such dykes served strategic purposes in controlling movement across the landscape and protecting communities or livestock during the later prehistoric period. The site's location on elevated terrain reflects the Iron Age preference for commanding positions within the Chiltern landscape.
Cross dyke on Ragpit Hill, 230m ENE of Great Kimble church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013933. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Ragpit Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated on the Chiltern Hills near Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013933.
Cross dyke on Ragpit Hill, 230m ENE of Great Kimble church 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 1013933.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (5.6 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (6.8 km), Bowl barrow on Lodge Hill, 650m east of Old Callow Down Farm (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Ragpit Hill, 230m ENE of Great Kimble church'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 Ragpit Hill, 230m ENE of Great Kimble church stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.