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Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m)

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The National Heritage List for England records Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Chichester Dyke is a linear earthwork, likely dating to the early medieval period, and is thought to have functioned as a defensive or territorial boundary. Local tradition and historical speculation associate it with Roman or Saxon activity, though folklore occasionally links such earthworks to fairy paths or ancient magical boundaries.

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