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The Dykes is a linear earthwork monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises a substantial bank and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age defensive or territorial boundaries, dating to the pre-Roman period. Such dykes typically functioned as stock enclosures, settlement boundaries, or frontier markers, reflecting the organised landscape management practices of Iron Age communities in southern Britain. The physical remains survive as an upstanding archaeological feature, preserving evidence of ancient land division and settlement patterns in the Hampshire landscape.
The Dykes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001782. View the official record →
The Dykes is a linear earthwork monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001782.
The Dykes 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 1001782.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House (6.6 km), St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury (7.9 km), Roman villa at Stroud, site near Petersfield (8.2 km).
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