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Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill is a linear earthwork situated in the landscape near The Trundle hillfort in West Sussex. The dyke forms part of the defensive or territorial system associated with Iron Age settlement in the region, though its precise chronological relationship to The Trundle remains uncertain. It consists of a substantial bank and ditch running across the hillside, characteristic of dyke systems used in prehistoric and protohistoric periods to control movement and define boundaries. The monument's proximity to The Trundle suggests it functioned within a broader scheme of Iron Age land management and settlement hierarchies in the South Downs.
Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018036. View the official record →
Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill is a linear earthwork situated in the landscape near The Trundle hillfort in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018036.
Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort 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 1018036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (5.1 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 (5.5 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort'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 St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.