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Worthy Down ditch is a linear earthwork located near Winchester in Hampshire. The monument comprises a substantial ditch that forms part of the defensive or boundary systems associated with Iron Age settlement activity in the region. The earthwork dates to the Iron Age period and represents evidence of territorial organisation and resource management within the landscape around Winchester during this era. Such linear features are characteristic of Iron Age communities across southern England and contribute to understanding settlement patterns and land use in Hampshire during the pre-Roman period.
Worthy Down ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001907. View the official record →
Worthy Down ditch is a linear earthwork located near Winchester in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001907.
Worthy Down ditch 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 1001907.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Catherine's Hill hillfort (7.5 km), Two bowl barrows 120m north-west of Texas (7.8 km), Two bowl barrows 200m north of Attwoods Drove Farm (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Worthy Down ditch's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Worthy Down ditch stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.