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Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in West Sussex. The monument consists of a ditch and bank formation that served as a territorial or land division marker during the Iron Age or earlier prehistoric periods. Such linear boundaries are characteristic features of the Sussex downland landscape and typically functioned to delineate agricultural holdings, pastoral territories, or defensive perimeters for communities occupying the chalk uplands. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature on the modern landscape, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the South Downs region.
Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018564. View the official record →
Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018564.
Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House 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 1018564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (3.1 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (3.5 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (4 km).
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