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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Sussex, England. The section extending 960 yards south of Lavant House forms part of a defensive boundary system, comprising a substantial ditch with associated banks that would have served territorial or protective functions during the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The monument demonstrates the engineering practices and landscape organisation of its period, with the surviving earthwork providing evidence of ancient settlement patterns and land use in the wider region. The ditch's physical character and alignment are consistent with other similar Iron Age linear boundaries recorded across southern England.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005876. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005876.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House 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 1005876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 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 (1.5 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (1.9 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.