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Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch is a linear earthwork situated in Dorset, consisting of a bank and ditch that runs across the ridge. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a defensive or boundary feature characteristic of prehistoric land division and control in southern Britain. Its position traversing the landscape suggests it may have functioned to restrict movement along the ridge or to demarcate territorial boundaries during the late prehistoric period. The earthwork survives as a substantial archaeological feature that contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in Dorset.
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002753. View the official record →
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch is a linear earthwork situated in Dorset, consisting of a bank and ditch that runs across the ridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002753.
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch 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 1002753.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (3.7 km), Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (4 km), Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House (4.2 km).
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