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Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork located within Pepper Hill Firs in Hampshire. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of early medieval boundary or defensive works, though its precise dating and original purpose remain subjects of archaeological enquiry. Such linear earthworks were commonly constructed during the Anglo-Saxon period and later medieval centuries to demarcate territorial boundaries or provide defensive barriers across the Hampshire landscape. The survival of the earthwork within the wooded context of Pepper Hill Firs preserves an important example of Hampshire's ancient field systems and territorial organisation.
Devil's Ditch within Pepper Hill Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015677. View the official record →
Devil's Ditch is a linear earthwork located within Pepper Hill Firs in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015677.
Devil's Ditch within Pepper Hill Firs 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 1015677.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Pound Copse earthwork (3.5 km), The Andyke, Bransbury (5.8 km), Foxcott deserted medieval village (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Devil's Ditch within Pepper Hill Firs'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 within Pepper Hill Firs stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.