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Cross ridge dyke extending north and south of The Three Horse Shoes Inn is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Devon. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch running across the landscape, characteristic of the ridge dyke form which typically functioned as a territorial or livestock boundary during the Iron Age period. Its proximity to The Three Horse Shoes Inn, a location of long-standing significance in the local landscape, suggests the dyke may have demarcated an important division in the ancient settlement pattern or agricultural organisation of the region. The survival of this earthwork as an upstanding archaeological feature demonstrates the durability of Iron Age construction techniques and the significance of this particular route or boundary in the prehistoric landscape of Devon.
Cross ridge dyke extending north and south of The Three Horse Shoes Inn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017771. View the official record →
Cross ridge dyke extending north and south of The Three Horse Shoes Inn is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017771.
Cross ridge dyke extending north and south of The Three Horse Shoes Inn 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 1017771.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackbury Castle hillfort (1.1 km), Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House (2.5 km), Prehistoric field system on the cliffs above Littlecombe Shoot (3.1 km).
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