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Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch that runs across the Berkshire landscape in sections throughout the region. This particular 1100-metre length between Chilton Plantation and Ridge Hill represents one segment of a much longer monument that extends across multiple parishes. The ditch and bank are characteristic of Iron Age defensive or boundary features, though some scholars propose later Saxon origins for certain sections. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature and has been subject to archaeological recording and scheduled monument protection in recognition of its historical significance as evidence of ancient land division or territorial demarcation.
Grim's Ditch; section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also WEST BERKSHIRE 109 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004825. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch that runs across the Berkshire landscape in sections throughout the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004825.
Grim's Ditch; section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also WEST BERKSHIRE 109 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 1004825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow N of Ridgeway, Hodcott Down (1.6 km), Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley (2.7 km), Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage (3.4 km).
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Research the area around Grim's Ditch; section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also WEST BERKSHIRE 109