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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch that forms part of a larger defensive system in the Goodwood Park area of Sussex. This particular section, extending approximately 380 yards north-west from The Cottage, represents a surviving stretch of what is believed to be an Iron Age or Romano-British boundary or defensive feature. The monument comprises a substantial bank with an accompanying ditch, characteristic of prehistoric and Romano-British linear earthworks found across southern England. Such ditches served multiple functions as territorial markers, stock enclosures, or defensive barriers during the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 380yds (350m) NW from The Cottage, Goodwood Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005870. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch that forms part of a larger defensive system in the Goodwood Park area of Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005870.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 380yds (350m) NW from The Cottage, 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 1005870.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (3 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (3.5 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 (3.8 km).
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