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Cross Dyke on Telscombe Tye is a linear earthwork monument situated in East Sussex. The dyke consists of a bank and ditch that runs across the landscape and is thought to date from the Iron Age or Romano-British period, when such linear features served defensive or boundary functions. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of local significance, marking territorial divisions or enclosure systems characteristic of prehistoric and Romano-British settlement patterns in the region. Its preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its value as evidence of early land organisation and landscape use in Sussex.
Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009945. View the official record →
Cross Dyke on Telscombe Tye is a linear earthwork monument situated in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009945.
Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye 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 1009945.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pedlersburgh: a bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye (0.8 km), Bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye, 650m south west of Pedlersburgh (1.3 km), Highdole Hill, Romano-British settlement (1.5 km).
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