Charlton Down Ditch (Dyke) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Charlton Down Ditch (Dyke) by formicaant

Fenced off round barrow about 100 yards west of the dyke.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/05/10

formicaant May 1, 2010

Image of Charlton Down Ditch (Dyke) by formicaant

The northern part of the ditch.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/05/10

formicaant May 1, 2010

Image of Charlton Down Ditch (Dyke) by formicaant

The southern banks and ditch.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/05/10

formicaant May 1, 2010

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Charlton Down Ditch

Dyke

formicaant May 1, 2010

This is a surprisingly large structure on the Wiltshire / Dorset border. It’s 365metres long with a 40 metre gap where the modern road cuts through it.
This is part of a group of cross ridge dykes which straddle the Dorset / Wiltshire border, thought to be iron age in date, their purpose is uncertain. They appear to mark the extent of an area of land, but do not appear to be for defensive use as they are not long enough and only extend across the tops of hills.

Sites within 20km of Charlton Down Ditch

Ashmore Down

Long Barrow • 0.63km SSW

9

3
Win Green

Round Barrow(s) • 0.86km NE

1
Charlton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.46km W

2

1
Ferne Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.02km ENE

2

1
Winkelbury

Hillfort • 3.66km ENE

14

1

6
Fontmell Down

Dyke • 3.88km WSW

5

1
Tinkley Earthwork

Enclosure • 4.4km ESE

6

1
Rushmore Park Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.49km ESE

1
South Lodge Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.5km ESE

1

1
Pleck Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.51km ESE

1
White Sheet Hill

Long Barrow • 4.66km NNE

8
Woodcutts Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.73km E

2
Woodcutts Common Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.82km E

10

2
Woodlands Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5km NE

3
Trow Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.45km ENE

1

1
Folly Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.61km SW

1
Castle Rings

Hillfort • 5.74km NW

6

1
Scrubbity Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.79km E

3

1
Old Wardour Castle Grotto

6.41km NNE

5

1

3
South Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.63km ENE

3

1
Chettle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.96km SE

2

3
Mistleberry Fort

Hillfort • 7.82km E

6

2
Chettle House

Long Barrow • 8.09km SE

14

3
Tarrant Hinton Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.29km SSE

2
Woodminton Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 8.38km ENE

1
Thickthorn Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.51km SE

2
Week Street Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.75km ESE

1
Hinton Bushes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.87km S

2
Buxbury Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.01km NE

2

2
Castle Ditches (Tisbury)

Hillfort • 9.22km NNE

5

2
Dorset Cursus (South to Thickthorn Down)

9.22km ESE

16

2

2
Thickthorn Down (North) Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.39km ESE

2
Launceston Down North Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.47km SE

3
Gussage Hill

Long Barrow • 9.49km ESE

17

2

1
Thickthorn Down (South)

Long Barrow • 9.55km ESE

3

3
Pimperne

Long Barrow • 9.69km S

15

5
Wor Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.84km E

12

6

1
Pimperne East Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.86km S

2
Wyke Down Henge

Henge • 10.1km E

1
Launceston Down South Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.31km SE

3
Hyde Hill Plantation (Tarrant Launceston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.32km SE

3
Berendes Beorh

Round Barrow(s) • 10.33km E

6

1

1
Wyke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.36km E

8

2
Oakley Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.38km E

31

9
Marleycombe Hill Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.39km ENE

1
The Giants Grave (north) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 10.47km SW

1
Hambledon

Hillfort • 10.59km SW

26

13

3
Marleycombe Hill Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.65km ENE

1
The Giants Grave (south) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 10.66km SW

1
Marleycombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.71km ENE

3
Telegraph Clump Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.8km SSE

2
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.83km S

1

2
Telegraph Clump Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.87km SSE

2
Bottlebush Down

Round Barrow(s) • 10.95km E

5

5
Race Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.03km SSE

1
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.09km S

2
Tarrant Launceston Settlement Site

Causewayed Enclosure • 11.1km SE

2
The Dorset Cursus

Cursus • 11.22km E

4

3

3

1
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 11.27km SW

23

5

1
Kitt’s Grave

Long Barrow • 11.3km ENE

1
Race Down

Long Barrow • 11.35km SSE

6

4
East Knoyle

Natural Rock Feature • 11.56km NW

1
Vernditch Chase North

Long Barrow • 11.6km ENE

1

5
Vernditch Chase

Long Barrow • 11.66km ENE

2

3
Bokerley Dyke

Dyke • 11.66km E

14

1

6
Pentridge III

Long Barrow • 12.08km E

1

2
Gawen’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.17km ENE

1
Knowle Hill (Broad Chalke)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.19km ENE
Dorset Cursus (North to Martins Down)

12.19km E

7

5
Pentridge 21 / IIa/b

Bank Barrow • 12.31km E

16

2

1
Bokerley Down

Long Barrow • 12.44km E

14

3
Penbury Knoll

Hillfort • 12.45km E

3

3
Martin Down Camp

Enclosure • 12.47km E

1
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 12.71km NE

12

3
Martin Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.12km E

4

2
The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.2km SE

2
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 13.5km S

3

3
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.61km S

2
Blagdon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.72km E

2

4
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 14.19km SSE

14

2

5
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 14.35km NE

1
Long Barrow Lane

Long Barrow • 14.46km ENE

3

4
Wimborne St. Giles

Round Barrow(s) • 14.47km ESE

1
Knowlton Henges

Henge • 14.47km ESE

58

4

16

5
The Great Barrow

Artificial Mound • 14.54km ESE

8

3
Tidpit Common Down

Long Barrow • 14.7km E

2
New Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.75km ESE

1
Longbury

Long Barrow • 14.81km W

2

5
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.94km SW

2

2
Grim’s Ditch (Cranborne Chase)

Dyke • 15km E

4

3
Sturminster Newton Castle

Hillfort • 15.16km WSW

1

1
Horton Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 15.17km ESE
Banbury Hill

Hillfort • 15.22km WSW

5

1
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.02km SW

5

2
Furze Down Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.03km ENE

2
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.81km SE

1

2

1
Sarsen Stone (Martin)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.05km ENE

3

2
Knap Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.05km E

3

4
Grans Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.15km E

4

3
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.3km SSE

1

1
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 17.62km NNE

1

1
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.74km SSE

24

5
Pertwood Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.79km NW

8

2
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 17.79km SE

50

16

1
Church End Ring

Enclosure • 17.88km NNE

1
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 17.89km SE

10

3
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.06km SW

1

1
Knoll Camp

Hillfort • 18.12km E

1

2
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 18.19km S

14

1

3

2
Egbert’s Stones

Standing Stones • 18.31km NW

1

3
Tenantry Farm

Long Barrow • 18.34km ENE

2
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 18.43km NNE

1
Duck’s Nest

Long Barrow • 18.54km ENE

3

5
East of Court Hill Plantation, Kingston Deverill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.59km NW

1
Boyton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.6km N

4

2
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.65km SSE

2

1
Boyton Down Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.7km N

7

1

3
Boar’s Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 18.87km NW

1

1
Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes

Dyke • 18.98km NW

4

1
White Sheet Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 18.99km WNW

22

1

6
Mount Pleasant (Sherrington)

Round Barrow(s) • 19km N

5

1
Sherrington Motte

Artificial Mound • 19.44km N

2

1
Dairy Farm barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.44km NW

9

1

2
Cold Kitchen Hill

Long Barrow • 19.46km NW

13

3
East Castle

Enclosure • 19.47km NE

3

1
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.5km ENE

2
Sherrington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.53km NNE

4

1

3
Cold Kitchen Hill (Western)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.6km NW

6