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Cross Ridge Dyke is a linear earthwork situated northwest of Turner's Wood in Devon. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of Early Iron Age defensive or territorial boundaries, dating to approximately the first millennium BCE. The dyke's physical construction and alignment suggest its function as either a hillfort outwork or a territorial marker associated with the broader settlement patterns of the Iron Age in southwest England. The earthwork remains a significant example of prehistoric linear defence architecture in the Devon landscape.
Cross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002640. View the official record →
Cross Ridge Dyke is a linear earthwork situated northwest of Turner's Wood in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002640.
Cross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's Wood 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 1002640.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of Kenwith (0.4 km), Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage (0.9 km), Hallsannery limekiln (3.6 km).
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