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Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork monument consisting of a substantial ditch with accompanying bank, forming part of a much longer defensive or territorial boundary system in the region. This particular 1150 metre section, located between Shire Lane and Kiln Road, represents a clearly defined archaeological feature that survives as an identifiable landscape element. The monument is thought to date from the Iron Age or Romano-British period, periods during which such linear earthworks served important functions in controlling movement, delineating territory, or defending settlement areas. The ditch-and-bank construction remains archaeologically significant as evidence of ancient land management and settlement patterns in Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 1150m long section between Shire Lane and Kiln Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021203. View the official record →
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork monument consisting of a substantial ditch with accompanying bank, forming part of a much longer defensive or territorial boundary system in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021203.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 1150m long section between Shire Lane and Kiln Road 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 1021203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1500m long section from Great Widmoor Wood to Oaken Grove (3.6 km), Moated site and associated earthworks in Bray's Wood (4.1 km), Hawridge Court ringwork (4.2 km).
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