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Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm

England
List entry 1015723
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015723
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.16 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 06119 12504, TQ 06140 12597
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross dyke on Springhead Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a ditch and bank system aligned across the hillside, typical of defensive or territorial boundary works constructed during the later prehistoric period. Such dykes served variously as cattle barriers, territorial markers, or defensive lines, though the precise function of this particular example remains subject to interpretation. The site's position on elevated ground suggests strategic significance within the Iron Age settlement patterns of the Weald region.

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 →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm?

Cross dyke on Springhead 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 1015723.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm?

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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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm
6.2 km
Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House
6.6 km
Arundel Castle
6.7 km
Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place
6.8 km
Maison Dieu
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm

Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm

ChichesterRoman town · ~13.3 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~14.9 miles
Domesday entry for Parham, Sussex →
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