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Newe Ditch, Riddlesdown is an Iron Age linear earthwork located on the North Downs in Surrey. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with accompanying bank, which served a defensive or territorial function during the Iron Age period. The earthwork runs across the downland landscape and represents evidence of settlement organisation and land division in prehistoric Surrey. Its precise dating and the community responsible for its construction remain subjects of archaeological study, though the monument is consistent with other Iron Age linear features found across southern England.
Newe (or Wide) Ditch, Riddlesdown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005553. View the official record →
Newe Ditch, Riddlesdown is an Iron Age linear earthwork located on the North Downs in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005553.
Newe (or Wide) Ditch, Riddlesdown 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 1005553.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alderstead Fort: a London mobilisation centre at Merstham (6.6 km), Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp (7.4 km), Fosterdown or Pilgrim Fort: a London mobilisation centre (7.5 km).
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