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Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age origin that runs across Colton Common in Yorkshire. This section of the ditch, extending from Cotton Road East to the A63, forms part of a substantial defensive or boundary system characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. The monument survives as a ditched bank feature, typical of the period's territorial markers or settlement enclosures. Its preservation on Colton Common provides evidence of Iron Age land use and social organisation in this part of Yorkshire.
Length of Grim's Ditch from Cotton Road East to the A63, Colton Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018794. View the official record →
Grim's Ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age origin that runs across Colton Common in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018794.
Length of Grim's Ditch from Cotton Road East to the A63, Colton Common 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 1018794.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby Road (0.5 km), Length of Grim's Ditch extending 1.4km from a point 70m south of Cotton Road East to the south east corner of Avenue Wood (0.8 km), Length of Grim's Ditch 260m west of Brown Moor Farm (0.9 km).
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