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Fleam Dyke is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date running approximately seven miles across the Cambridgeshire chalklands near the village of Fleam. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch, originally much more prominent than its present form, which served defensive or territorial purposes in antiquity. Its precise dating and original function remain subjects of scholarly debate, though it forms part of a group of similar linear works in the region including the Devil's Dyke and Madingley Dyke. The earthwork represents an important example of prehistoric or early Roman engineering and land division in southern England.
Fleam Dyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006931. View the official record →
Fleam Dyke is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date running approximately seven miles across the Cambridgeshire chalklands near the village of Fleam. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006931.
Fleam Dyke 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 1006931.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 920m and 950m south east of Heath Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation (1.8 km), Bowl barrow 1080m north east of Worsted Lodge Farm, part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Charterhouse Plantation (2.1 km), Bowl barrow on Copley Hill (3.8 km).
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