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Cross dyke on Woolavington Down is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date situated on the South Downs near Tegleaze Farm in Sussex. The monument consists of a ditch with an associated bank, oriented to cut across the landscape in a manner typical of defensive or territorial boundaries of the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods. Such dykes are thought to have served purposes ranging from livestock management and boundary demarcation to defensive functions during periods of territorial competition. The precise dating and original extent of this particular dyke remain subjects of archaeological study, though its form and location are consistent with the settlement patterns and land-use strategies documented across the Sussex Downs during the Iron Age and Roman occupation periods.
Cross dyke on Woolavington Down, 475m north east of Tegleaze Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015965. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Woolavington Down is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date situated on the South Downs near Tegleaze Farm in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015965.
Cross dyke on Woolavington Down, 475m north east of Tegleaze 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 1015965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill (6.7 km), Long Down prehistoric flint mine (6.7 km), Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds (7.6 km).
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