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Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a substantial ditch and bank system located northwest of Woodcock Hill in Hertfordshire. The 210-metre section preserved at this location forms part of the wider Grim's Ditch complex that extends across the Chiltern region, representing a significant territorial boundary of Iron Age or Romano-British date. The earthwork comprises a pronounced ditch with an accompanying bank, characteristic of defensive or demarcation features constructed during prehistory or the Romano-British period. As a scheduled ancient monument, this section preserves important evidence of ancient land division and territorial control in the region, though the precise dating and original extent of the system remain subjects of archaeological investigation.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021207. View the official record →
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork consisting of a substantial ditch and bank system located northwest of Woodcock Hill in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021207.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill 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 1021207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marlin Chapel Farm moated site (1.3 km), Hawridge Court ringwork (3.2 km), Moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill'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.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.