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Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date, forming part of a more extensive system of ditches that survive across the Oxfordshire Chilterns. The portion extending from Mongewell Park Lodge southwards towards Nuffield Church consists of a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of territorial or boundary features from the later Iron Age, likely dating to between the fourth and first centuries BC. The earthwork's impressive physical form, comprising a marked depression with accompanying bank, suggests its function as a significant territorial boundary or defensive line demarcating land holding or community boundaries. This section represents one of the better-preserved lengths of the broader Grim's Ditch complex, which remains one of the most substantial pre-Roman landscape features in the region.
Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006368. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date, forming part of a more extensive system of ditches that survive across the Oxfordshire Chilterns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006368.
Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield church 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 1006368.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of manor house and royal palace (4.7 km), North Stoke henge and ring ditch site (5.5 km), Wallingford Bridge (5.7 km).
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