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Triple Ditches at Galley Hill is an Iron Age defensive earthwork located in Hertfordshire. The monument consists of three parallel ditches that run across the landscape, representing a form of linear fortification characteristic of the Iron Age period in southern Britain. Such triple ditch systems typically functioned as territorial boundaries, stock control features, or defensive lines associated with settlement patterns of the Iron Age communities. The site reflects the landscape engineering and strategic land management practices of Iron Age society 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 an Iron Age defensive earthwork 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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