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Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs is an ancient linear earthwork situated on the South Downs in West Sussex. The monument consists of a series of parallel banks and ditches aligned roughly north-south across the downland landscape, characteristic of cross-dyke construction. Dating to the Iron Age, this defensive feature likely served to control movement across the downs and may have functioned as a territorial boundary or pastoral management feature. The earthwork survives as a substantial archaeological record of downland activity during the pre-Roman period, contributing to understanding of Iron Age settlement and land use patterns in southern England.
Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs, 570m east of Down Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015885. View the official record →
Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs is an ancient linear earthwork situated on the South Downs in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015885.
Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs, 570m east of Down Place 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 1015885.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill (7.5 km), Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery (7.6 km), Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery (7.7 km).
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