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Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date forming part of a substantial defensive or territorial boundary system in the Berkshire Downs. This section, extending approximately one mile eastward from Southfield Shaw to the Streatley parish boundary, comprises a ditch with an accompanying bank, typical of prehistoric linear earthworks found throughout southern England. The monument reflects the landscape management and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in the region, though the precise dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological enquiry. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature within the parish landscape.
Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006981. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date forming part of a substantial defensive or territorial boundary system in the Berkshire Downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006981.
Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary 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 1006981.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grim's Ditch: two sections in Portobello Wood, Holies Shaw and High Holies Wood Gap (3 km), Bowl barrow in the north-west corner of Town Copse (3.1 km), Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage (3.3 km).
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