MenuDray's Ditches, Bedfordshire
Dray's Ditches are the remains of a substantial boundary earthwork constructed around 500 BC, situated near Luton, Bedfordshire. Consisting of three east-west aligned parallel v-shaped ditches, 14ft wide by 6ft deep; the southern two ditches appear to have been separated by a double palisade. These replaced two less substantial Bronze Age ditches. The Iron Age features appear to have been built to control traffic along the Icknield Way. They are within the council area of Luton.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003804.
Primary Name(s): Dray's Ditches
Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Bedfordshire
Lat, Long: 51.925882,-0.422518
Grid Reference: TL 0857 2643
Council Area: Luton CA
Police Area: Bedfordshire PA
GBPN ID: GBPN301415
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Dray%27s_Ditches,_Bedfordshire_301415
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003804.
Primary Name(s): Dray's Ditches
Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Bedfordshire
Lat, Long: 51.925882,-0.422518
Grid Reference: TL 0857 2643
Council Area: Luton CA
Police Area: Bedfordshire PA
GBPN ID: GBPN301415
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Dray%27s_Ditches,_Bedfordshire_301415