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Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch is a section of linear earthwork measuring approximately 230 metres in length, located within Hamberlins Wood in Hertfordshire. The monument is part of a broader system of Iron Age defensive or territorial boundaries that extend across the region, though the precise chronology and function of this particular section remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. The surviving earthwork comprises a ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of prehistoric linear boundaries that may have served to demarcate land divisions, control movement, or define territorial boundaries. As a scheduled ancient monument designated under the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects Act, it represents an important surviving example of Iron Age landscape engineering in the Home Counties.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 230m long section in Hamberlins Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021206. View the official record →
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch is a section of linear earthwork measuring approximately 230 metres in length, located within Hamberlins Wood in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021206.
Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 230m long section in Hamberlins Wood 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 1021206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marlin Chapel Farm moated site (1.9 km), Hawridge Court ringwork (3.1 km), Large multivallate hillfort known as Cholesbury Camp (3.2 km).
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