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Dike Hills is a late Iron Age and Romano-British settlement site located near Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. The monument comprises a series of linear defensive ditches and banks that enclose an area of approximately eight hectares, representing a significant territorial boundary or settlement fortification of the first centuries BC and AD. The site occupies a strategic location on the Thames floodplain and demonstrates the landscape organisation of Iron Age communities in the Upper Thames Valley. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of occupation spanning the Iron Age through to the Roman period, making it an important site for understanding settlement patterns and defensive strategies during the Iron Age to Romano-British transition in southern Britain.
Dike Hills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006364. View the official record →
Dike Hills is a late Iron Age and Romano-British settlement site located near Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006364.
Dike Hills 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 1006364.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon town (5.1 km), Wallingford Castle (5.2 km), Wallingford Bridge (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dike Hills'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.
Dike Hills stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.