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Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath

England
List entry 1005375
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005375
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.34 hectares
Grid reference
SU 61023 63798
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Grim's Bank is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Little Heath, Berkshire. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation extending approximately 470 yards (430 metres) across the landscape. Such linear earthworks were characteristic of the Iron Age period and typically served defensive, territorial, or boundary functions within the settlement patterns of prehistoric Britain. The surviving section represents an important archaeological record of Iron Age land division and territorial organisation in the Berkshire region.

Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005375. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath?

Grim's Bank is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Little Heath, Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005375.

Who is responsible for protecting Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath?

Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath 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 1005375.

What other scheduled monuments are near Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flex Ditch (2.7 km), Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester (3.4 km), Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester (3.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Flex Ditch
2.7 km
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester
3.4 km
Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester
3.5 km
Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester
3.6 km
Moated site and associated fishponds 100m south of Clappers Farm
4.7 km
Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm.
5.1 km
Moated site west of Cufaude Farm
7.4 km
Bulls Down camp
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath

Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath

SilchesterRoman town · ~2 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~19 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~22.9 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~24.7 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~9.8 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~21.3 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.3 miles
Domesday entry for Aldermaston, Berkshire →
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