Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire

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. It is a Scheduled Monument, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.

For other uses, see Devil's Dyke.

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