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Grims Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date located in Berkshire, England. This section of the monument, measuring approximately 180 metres in length west of Scotch Fir Belt, comprises a ditch with accompanying bank, characteristic of territorial or defensive linear boundaries constructed during prehistoric and Romano-British periods. The earthwork represents part of a longer system of such features found across southern England, likely serving to demarcate land ownership, control movement, or provide defensive fortification. The survival of this 180-metre segment testifies to the persistence of Iron Age and Romano-British landscape organisation in the Berkshire countryside.
Grims Ditch; section 200yds (180m) long W of Scotch Fir Belt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006304. View the official record →
Grims Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006304.
Grims Ditch; section 200yds (180m) long W of Scotch Fir Belt 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 1006304.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grim's Ditch; section 650yds (590m) long NW of Betterton Down (1.4 km), Yew Down round barrow 950m south west of Butterbush Reservoir (1.6 km), Grim's Ditch: section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also OXFORDSHIRE 260 (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grims Ditch; section 200yds (180m) long W of Scotch Fir Belt's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Grims Ditch; section 200yds (180m) long W of Scotch Fir Belt stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.