Combs Ditch, Dorset
Combs Ditch (aka Comb's Ditch or Combe Ditch) is a prehistoric linear earthwork that runs from Whatcombe Down south-east to Great Coll Wood, in Dorset. The earthwork consists of a bank with a ditch on the north-east side. Combs Ditch forms the boundary between several parishes. It is believed to be an Iron Age boundary ditch, later enlarged into a defensive earthwork in the Roman or post-Roman period. It is within the council area of Dorset.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002400.
Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.804578,-2.1773671
Grid Reference: ST 8759 0057
Civil Parish: Spetisbury CP
Council Area: Dorset CA
Police Area: Dorset PA
GBPN ID: 301007
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Combs_Ditch,_Dorset_301007
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002400.
Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.804578,-2.1773671
Grid Reference: ST 8759 0057
Civil Parish: Spetisbury CP
Council Area: Dorset CA
Police Area: Dorset PA
GBPN ID: 301007
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Combs_Ditch,_Dorset_301007
Peruse Dorset on Wikishire

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