Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire

Devil's Dyke
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 612 619[1]
InterestBiological
Area98 acres (39.8 hectares)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Devil's Dyke or Devil's Ditch is a linear earthen barrier, thought to be of Anglo-Saxon origin, in eastern Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. It runs for 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) in an almost straight line from Reach to Woodditton, with a 10-metre-high (33 ft) ditch and bank system facing southwestwards, blocking the open chalkland between the marshy fens to the north and the formerly wooded hills to the south.[1][2] It is a Scheduled Monument, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Devil's Dyke". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Devil's Dyke". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.