Hampshire
One Hampshire ditch encloses an area of 16 square miles (41 km2) on the Wiltshire and Dorset borders. The earthwork runs for about 14 miles (23 km), and is a double-banked structure with a ditch between the banks. The Royal Commission's survey of Bokerley Dyke disputed the idea of Grim's Ditch being a single monument, and suggested it was in at least three parts. English Heritage's monument scheduling suggests that Grim's Ditch may be of Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date.
Another can be found in west Hampshire, mid-way between the villages of Upton and Netherton.
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