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Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby Road is a linear earthwork monument situated in Yorkshire, England. The monument represents a section of the wider Grim's Ditch system, a substantial defensive or territorial boundary ditch of Iron Age origin, though some sections may have been utilised or modified in later periods. The earthwork survives as a visible ditch and associated bank, forming part of the landscape archaeology that characterises this region's prehistoric settlement patterns. Such linear features are characteristic of the Late Iron Age period and were likely constructed to delimit territorial boundaries, control livestock movement, or serve defensive functions within the local settlement hierarchy.
Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018795. View the official record →
Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby Road is a linear earthwork monument situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018795.
Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby 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 1018795.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Length of Grim's Ditch 260m west of Brown Moor Farm (0.4 km), Length of Grim's Ditch from Cotton Road East to the A63, Colton Common (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 (1.3 km).
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