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| Name: | Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill |
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| HER Ref: | MWS6422 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations
- Scheduled Monument 29256: RACKHAM BANKS: A CROSS DYKE AND ITFORD HILL STYLE SETTLEMENT ON RACKHAM HILL, 900M SSE OF OLDBOTTOM BARN
Summary
Prehistoric cross dyke and associated Itford Hill style settlement.
Monument Types
- CROSS DYKE (Constructed, Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (In Use, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Curwen E. 1932. Sussex Arch Colls. 73:169-182 plan. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Curwen E & EC. 1922. Sussex Arch Colls. 63:45-8 plan. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: OS. 1962. TQ01SE6. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: King DJC & Alcock L. 1966. Chateau Gaillard. 3:121. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: OS. 1970. TQ01SE6. |
| <6> | Aerial Photograph: RAF. CPE-UK-1751-3180. |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: 1997. EH Revised Scheduling. Ref MPP23/ AA 51777/1. |
| <8> | Scheduling record: Secretary of State. 1997. Schedule of Monuments. |
| <9> | Unpublished document: David Lea, Judie English and Richard Tapper. 2018. South Downs Cross Ridge Dyke Project - Part 4: River Adur to River Arun. |
Associated Events
- Part excav, Curwen & Allcroft, 1929
Associated Monuments - none recorded
Associated Finds
- POT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
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