Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 23, 2012

Image of Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 23, 2012

Image of Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes by formicaant

The cross dykes from the valley below.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 13/10/2008

formicaant Oct 15, 2008

Image of Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes by formicaant

The complicated ditches and banks of the boundary dykes.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 13/10/2008

formicaant Oct 15, 2008

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Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes

Dyke

formicaant Oct 15, 2008

These banks and ditches are linear boundaries on Biddcombe down and Whitepits down. The earthworks run for 2 km along the southern slopes of the hill on which Cold kitchen long barrow sits.
There is some speculation as to its purpose and it is possibly the political boundary between the Durotriges and the Belgae. They are not large enough to be of any military purpose, unlike Bokerley dyke which performs the same purpose in Hampshire. Also it is sited half way up a steep hill.
At its deepest it is 3 feet deep and 15 feet wide. There are gaps in the dyke where it crosses a valley and where modern tracks cross it.

Sites within 20km of Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes

Cold Kitchen Hill

Long Barrow • 0.63km NNE

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Cold Kitchen Hill (Western)

Round Barrow(s) • 0.64km WNW

6
Egbert’s Stones

Standing Stones • 0.67km SE

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3
Boar’s Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 0.82km ENE

1

1
East of Court Hill Plantation, Kingston Deverill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.11km SW

1
Dairy Farm barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.39km WSW

9

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2
Pertwood Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.81km E

8

2
Gunschurch

Round Barrow(s) • 4.51km NE

2
White Sheet Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 4.96km WSW

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6
Cow Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.07km NE

3
Hangman’s Copse

Round Barrow(s) • 5.41km N

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2
Robin Hood’s Bower

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.59km NE

2
Long Knoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.76km WSW

1
Long Ivor Farm

Henge • 5.86km NE

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3
Cley Hill

Hillfort • 7.11km NNW

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East Knoyle

Natural Rock Feature • 7.52km SE

1
Sutton Veny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.68km ENE

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3
Roddenbury Hill

Hillfort • 7.77km WNW

4
King Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.53km NE

2
Cop Heap

Round Barrow(s) • 8.58km NNE

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2
Park Hill Camp

Hillfort • 8.65km WSW

2
Corton Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.08km ENE

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3
Arn Hill Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.26km NNE

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1
River Frome Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.36km WNW

2

1
Scratchbury

Hillfort • 9.39km NE

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4
Battlesbury Camp

Hillfort • 9.47km NE

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2
Middle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.62km NE

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1
Jack’s Castle

Round Barrow(s) • 10.03km WSW

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4
Golden Barrow (destroyed)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.25km ENE

1

5

2
Heytesbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.34km NE

1
Kenwalch’s Castle

Hillfort • 10.49km WSW

1

1
Boyton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.79km ENE

4

2
Boyton Down Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.8km ENE

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3
Oxendean Down

Long Barrow • 11.16km NNE

3

1
Mount Pleasant (Sherrington)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.45km ENE

5
Norton Bavant Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.61km NE

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1
Sherrington Motte

Artificial Mound • 11.66km ENE

2

1
Dirtley Wood Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.79km NNE

1

1

1
Longbury

Long Barrow • 11.93km SSW

2

5
Upton Great Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.98km ENE

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3
Shave Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.08km WSW

1
Sherrington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.44km ENE

4

3
Fromefield

Long Barrow • 12.88km NW

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5
Knook Barrows

Long Barrow • 13.14km ENE

2
Knook Castle

Hillfort • 13.16km ENE

1
Boles Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.2km NE

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1

2

1
Castle Rings

Hillfort • 13.33km SE

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1
Castle Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.65km ENE

1
South Down Sleight

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.65km NE

2

1
Codford Circle

Enclosure • 14.04km ENE

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2
Old Wardour Castle Grotto

14.75km ESE

5

1

3
Bratton Castle & Westbury White Horse

Hillfort • 14.9km NNE

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2

15

1
Tedbury Camp

Hillfort • 14.91km WNW

1
Imber

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km NE

3

1
Castle Ditches (Tisbury)

Hillfort • 15.27km ESE

5

2
Murtry Hill

Long Barrow • 15.29km WNW

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7
Tom Tivey’s Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 15.41km W

1
Wadbury Camp

Hillfort • 15.6km WNW

1

1
Barrow Hill (Buckland Dinham)

Long Barrow • 15.67km WNW

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4
The Devil’s Bed and Bolster

Long Barrow • 15.85km NNW

6

7

1
The Bloodstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.29km NNE

2

1
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 16.61km E

1
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 16.61km E

1
White Sheet Hill

Long Barrow • 16.66km ESE

8
Church End Ring

Enclosure • 16.79km E

1
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 16.83km E

1

1
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 17.34km NE

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2
Creech Hill

Hillfort • 17.61km WSW

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2
Buxbury Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.82km ESE

2

2
Woodlands Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.93km ESE

3
Small Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.98km W

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2
Charlton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.15km SE

2

1
Big Tree Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.21km WNW

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2
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.6km ENE

1
East Castle

Enclosure • 18.64km E

3

1
Kingsdown Camp

Enclosure • 18.73km WNW

3
Win Green

Round Barrow(s) • 18.82km SE

1
Charlton Down Ditch

Dyke • 18.98km SE

3

1
Winkelbury

Hillfort • 19.14km ESE

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6
Yarnbury Castle

Hillfort • 19.23km ENE

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1
Ashmore Down

Long Barrow • 19.46km SE

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3
Ferne Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.55km SE

2

1
Hurdle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 19.57km W

3
Fontmell Down

Dyke • 19.79km SSE

5

1
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 19.82km E

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3
Faulkland

Standing Stones • 19.84km WNW

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