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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork monument located in Sussex, England, forming part of a larger defensive or boundary system of Iron Age or Romano-British date. The section designated as an ancient monument extends approximately 200 yards eastward from Chapel Lane and survives as a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of prehistoric or early Roman fortifications in southern England. The monument represents evidence of territorial demarcation or defensive infrastructure from a period of significant social and economic organisation in the landscape. Its survival and scheduling as a protected monument reflects its archaeological importance for understanding settlement patterns and land use during the later prehistoric and Roman periods in Sussex.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005880. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork monument located in Sussex, England, forming part of a larger defensive or boundary system of Iron Age or Romano-British date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005880.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane 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 1005880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (1.7 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (2.2 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (3 km).
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