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Cross Ridge Dyke on Morgan's Hill is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with associated bank, aligned across the ridge of Morgan's Hill in a manner characteristic of territorial or defensive boundaries of the prehistoric period. Such ridge-top dykes are interpreted as marking territorial divisions or stock-control features, typical of late prehistoric settlement patterns in southern England. The site remains a significant example of Iron Age landscape engineering and land division.
Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014033. View the official record →
Cross Ridge Dyke on Morgan's Hill is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014033.
Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill 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 1014033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert (4 km), Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert (4.1 km), Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill'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 Morgan's Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.