
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn 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.
A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement, dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age; it represents a rare form of hilltop defensive or territorial boundary earthwork. Its significance lies in providing insight into prehistoric land use and social organization in the region.
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Places near here
Rackham HillMountain / peak · 422 yd
Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill, 750m SSW of Springhead FarmScheduled monument · 971 yd
Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead FarmScheduled monument · 1179 yd
Swan CottageListed building · 1693 yd
Ash CopseWood · 1743 yd
The Parish Church of St PeterListed building · 1.1 mi
Electricity HallMuseum · 1.2 mi
Railway Exhibition HallMuseum · 1.2 mi
Stoke Hazel WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Fangrove HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Amberley CastleScheduled monument · 1.5 mi
Waterfall, River StorWaterfall · 2.6 miOther information
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