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the ditch is 3.5 metres (11 ft) wide and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) deep with a bank of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) and an overall spread of 13.5 metres (44 ft). The purpose of the earthwork is uncertain. It is thought by the
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railway line. The planned works had originally involved removing 150 metres (490 ft) of Grim's Ditch. A spokesman stated that the council "bitterly regret that damage will be done to any part of this ancient monument".
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705:Potten End
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81:Grimesdic
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74:Missenden
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41:earthwork
783:Archived
779:BBC News
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126:Hillfort
69:Iron Age
65:Ivinghoe
61:Pitstone
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