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Cross Dyke on West Harting Down is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated on the South Downs in Sussex. The monument consists of a ditch with an associated bank, typical of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the Iron Age period. Its strategic position on the downland, southwest of Foxcombe Farm, suggests its role in controlling movement across the chalk landscape, though like many such dykes its precise function remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The earthwork survives as a substantial ground feature and forms part of the wider network of Iron Age linear defences identified across the South Downs region.
Cross dyke on West Harting Down, 650m south west of Foxcombe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015884. View the official record →
Cross Dyke on West Harting Down is an Iron Age linear earthwork situated on the South Downs in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015884.
Cross dyke on West Harting Down, 650m south west of Foxcombe 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 1015884.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Castle (8.6 km), Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down (8.8 km), Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on West Harting Down, 650m south west of Foxcombe 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 West Harting Down, 650m south west of Foxcombe Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.