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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork and scheduled ancient monument located near Waterbeach in Sussex, England. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch structure that extends for approximately two hundred yards eastward from the Waterbeach Hotel within Goodwood Park. The earthwork is characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British defensive or territorial boundaries, though definitive dating of this particular section requires archaeological evidence. The ditch remains a significant landscape feature, preserving evidence of ancient land division or fortification practices in the Sussex landscape.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005872. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork and scheduled ancient monument located near Waterbeach in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005872.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park 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 1005872.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (3.7 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (3.9 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section at Brandy Hole, extending E 230yds (210m) from railway, New Fishbourne (4.3 km).
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