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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork forming part of a larger defensive system in Sussex. This section, measuring approximately 660 metres in length and situated west of Ounces Barn, comprises a ditch with associated banks typical of Anglo-Saxon period construction. The monument represents evidence of territorial boundary demarcation or defence during the early medieval period, consistent with similar linear earthworks found across southern England. The ditch remains a visible landscape feature that preserves archaeological information about settlement patterns and land organisation in Anglo-Saxon Sussex.
Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005874. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork forming part of a larger defensive system in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005874.
Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn 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 1005874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boxgrove Priory (1.2 km), Keep of Tote Copse castle, 400m north of Decoy Farmhouse (3.7 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 480yds (440m) from The Drive, Summersdale, near Chichester (5.6 km).
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