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Grim's Bank is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date, forming part of a wider system of defensive or territorial boundaries in the Berkshire landscape. The section extending 880 yards through Old Warren survives as a substantial bank with associated ditch, characteristic of prehistoric linear earthworks that divided land and controlled movement across the chalk downlands of southern England. Such features are typically interpreted as stock enclosures or frontier works, though their precise function remains debated among scholars. The monument is listed on the National Heritage List for England as an ancient monument of archaeological significance.
Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005374. View the official record →
Grim's Bank is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date, forming part of a wider system of defensive or territorial boundaries in the Berkshire landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005374.
Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren 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 1005374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flex Ditch (3 km), The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features (3.1 km), Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester (3.7 km).
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