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Dray's Ditches is a linear earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, consisting of a series of defensive ditches and banks. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a form of territorial or defensive boundary construction characteristic of that period. The earthwork survives as a visible archaeological feature in the landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in the region. Such linear monuments are typically interpreted as boundaries marking property divisions, defensive perimeters, or lines of control within Iron Age communities.
Dray's Ditches is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004534. View the official record →
Dray's Ditches is a linear earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, consisting of a series of defensive ditches and banks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004534.
Dray's Ditches 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 1004534.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Galley Hill, 880m north east of the golf course club house (0.7 km), Strip lynchets on Stopsley Common (2.7 km), Ravensburgh Castle (3.1 km).
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