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Triple ditches at Galley Hill is a linear earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire. The site consists of three parallel ditches running across the landscape, a form of defensive or territorial boundary work characteristic of Iron Age or Romano-British periods. Such multiple-ditch systems typically served to demarcate land, control movement, or provide defence, though the precise function of this particular example requires archaeological interpretation. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains a significant record of prehistoric or Romano-British land use and settlement patterns in the region.
Triple ditches at Galley Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003550. View the official record →
Triple ditches at Galley Hill is a linear earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003550.
Triple ditches at Galley Hill 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 1003550.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green (4 km), Enclosure and earthworks SE of Clothallbury House (5.3 km), Romano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at Baldock (5.6 km).
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