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Multiple cross dyke on Heyshott Down is a complex of linear earthworks located on the South Downs in Sussex. The monument comprises a series of parallel ditches and banks arranged in a cross formation, characteristic of Iron Age defensive or territorial boundaries. Such cross dykes are typically dated to the late Iron Age period, roughly the first centuries before the Roman conquest of Britain, though their precise chronology and function remain subjects of archaeological debate. The earthworks survive as substantial linear features in the downland landscape, representing evidence of prehistoric land management and settlement organisation in this region of southern England.
Multiple cross dyke on Heyshott Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015958. View the official record →
Multiple cross dyke on Heyshott Down is a complex of linear earthworks located on the South Downs in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015958.
Multiple cross dyke on Heyshott Down 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 1015958.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boxgrove Priory (9.1 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 480yds (440m) from The Drive, Summersdale, near Chichester (9.6 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 1200yds (1100m) through Little Tomlins Copse (10 km).
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