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Cross Dyke, Wiltshire

Cross Dyke is an extensive cross dyke which lies on Mere Down 1,400ft east of White Sheet Hill hillfort in Wiltshire. Cross dykes are substantial linear earthworks typically up to ¾ mile long and comprising one or more ditches arranged beside and parallel to one or more banks. Their construction spans the millennium from the Middle Bronze Age. The monument is within the council area of Wiltshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1017710.

Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Wiltshire
Lat, Long: 51.111267,-2.2722783
Grid Reference: ST 8103 3469
Civil Parish: Mere CP
Council Area: Wiltshire CA
Police Area: Wiltshire PA

GBPN ID: 301168
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cross_Dyke,_Wiltshire_301168

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