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Flex Ditch is a linear earthwork located in Hampshire, England. The monument comprises a ditch with associated bank that represents a boundary feature of archaeological significance. Dating evidence and scholarly interpretation place it within the Iron Age period, when such linear earthworks served defensive, territorial, or administrative functions across southern Britain. The surviving archaeological remains contribute to understanding the landscape organisation and settlement patterns of Iron Age Hampshire.
Flex Ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008725. View the official record →
Flex Ditch is a linear earthwork located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008725.
Flex Ditch 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 1008725.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester (1.2 km), Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm. (3.9 km), Moated site west of Cufaude Farm (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Flex Ditch'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.
Flex Ditch stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.