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Cross Dyke on Springhead Hill is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Sussex. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation that runs across the landscape south of Springhead Farm, representing a significant example of defensive or boundary engineering from the pre-Roman period. Such dykes typically served to control movement across the terrain, whether for defence, stock management, or territorial demarcation, and their construction required considerable communal effort. The site's preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and land organisation in the Sussex Weald.
Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015723. View the official record →
Cross Dyke on Springhead Hill is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015723.
Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead 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 1015723.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm (3.7 km), Burpham camp (4.6 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (5 km).
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