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Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch running for approximately 1100 metres between Chilton Plantation and Ridge Hill in Berkshire. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a territorial boundary or defensive feature characteristic of late prehistoric landscape organisation. The surviving section shows the characteristic profile of such works, with a substantial bank flanking a ditch, though its original dimensions have been reduced through centuries of agricultural use and natural erosion. As part of a longer system of ditches known collectively as Grim's Ditch in the region, this section represents an important example of Iron Age linear earthwork engineering and settlement patterning in south-central England.
Grim's Ditch: section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also OXFORDSHIRE 260 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006985. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch running for approximately 1100 metres between Chilton Plantation and Ridge Hill in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006985.
Grim's Ditch: section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also OXFORDSHIRE 260 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 1006985.
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 OXFORDSHIRE 260