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Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located on the chalk downland south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a bank and ditch formation that runs across the ridge, a typical configuration for cross ridge dykes which served to control movement of livestock or people across the downland landscape. Such dykes are characteristic features of the later prehistoric period and reflect the organised management of pastoral resources during the Iron Age. The earthwork remains visible as a substantial ground feature despite the passage of time and subsequent land use on the Wiltshire downs.
Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020632. View the official record →
Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located on the chalk downland south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020632.
Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages 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 1020632.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa on Little Barton Hill (8.5 km), Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 850m north of Pimperne Long Barrow (9 km), Two bowl barrows in Hinton Bushes 810m north of Pimperne Long Barrow (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages'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 ridge dyke on Charlton Down, 1250m and 1350m south west of Higher Berry Court Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.