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Cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date situated in West Sussex. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with an associated bank, running across the hilltop in a south-east to north-west direction. Such cross dykes are characteristic defensive or territorial features of the Iron Age period, and this example represents part of the landscape management system of prehistoric communities in the South Downs region. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological feature recording patterns of settlement and land division in iron age Sussex.
Cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill, 500m and 620m south east of Upwaltham Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018060. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date situated in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018060.
Cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill, 500m and 620m south east of Upwaltham 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 1018060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Down prehistoric flint mine (4.4 km), Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill (4.8 km), Madehurst Wood earthworks (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill, 500m and 620m south east of Upwaltham Farm'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 Upwaltham Hill, 500m and 620m south east of Upwaltham Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.