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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork forming part of a broader defensive system in West Sussex. This section, extending approximately 900 yards through Lye Wood near West Stoke, consists of a substantial ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British fortification works in southern England. The monument survives as a prominent landscape feature, though its precise chronology and original extent require further archaeological investigation. Such linear earthworks typically served territorial, defensive, or boundary functions during their period of use and maintenance.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005882. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork forming part of a broader defensive system in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005882.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke 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 1005882.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (1.8 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (2.5 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 (3.1 km).
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