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Cross dyke on the south eastern spur of Bow Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex, England. The monument comprises a ditch and bank construction typical of defensive works from the later prehistoric period, positioned strategically on high ground south west of the Tansley Stone. Such dykes served purposes ranging from territorial demarcation to the control of movement across the landscape during the Iron Age. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in the Sussex Weald region.
Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008370. View the official record →
Cross dyke on the south eastern spur of Bow Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008370.
Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west 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 1008370.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (4.1 km), Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (4.2 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 south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west 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 south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.