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Dray's Ditches is a linear earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, England. The site comprises a series of parallel ditches and banks that represent defensive or territorial boundaries dating to the Iron Age period. The earthwork's precise function remains subject to scholarly interpretation, though such linear features were commonly employed by Iron Age communities for land division, livestock management, or military defence. The monument survives as an archaeological landscape feature of significance for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands region.
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, England. 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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