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Mile ditches is a linear earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire, England. The site consists of a substantial ditch with associated banks, representing a form of territorial or defensive boundary that dates to the Iron Age period. Such linear ditches were commonly constructed across the landscape of southern Britain during the Iron Age and later periods, serving purposes including land division, livestock control, and territorial demarcation. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in the region.
Mile ditches is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003552. View the official record →
Mile ditches is a linear earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003552.
Mile ditches 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 1003552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Triple ditches at Galley Hill (4.9 km), Moated site, Goodfellows. (4.9 km), Bowl barrow 1km south-west of Heath Farm: part of the round barrow cemetery on Deadman's Hill (5.1 km).
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