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Cross Ridge Dyke is a linear earthwork located on Warminster Down in Wiltshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch formation that runs across the downland landscape and is considered to date from the Iron Age period. Such ridge dykes are interpreted by scholars as boundary markers or defensive features associated with prehistoric land division and territorial organisation on the Wessex chalk downs. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the region.
Cross ridge dyke on Warminster Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009810. View the official record →
Cross Ridge Dyke is a linear earthwork located on Warminster Down in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009810.
Cross ridge dyke on Warminster Down 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 1009810.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow SW of Parsonage Down (9.6 km), Bell barrow on Parsonage Down, 1.3km south east of Lord's Hill Farm (9.7 km), Bowl barrow to the north of Long Bottom, 1.6km north east of Hammersmith (9.7 km).
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