Devil’s Dyke
Devil's Dyke is the remains of a prehistoric defensive ditch which lies at the east side of the village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is protected as a Scheduled Monument.Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Forest
- Description: prehistoric defensive ditch in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Devil’s Dyke, Hertfordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wheathampstead railway station and Nomansland Common.
Wheathampstead railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wheathampstead railway station was a railway station serving Wheathampstead on the Great Northern Railway branch line to Dunstable. While little of it remains now, east of Wheathampstead is the Ayot Greenway which follows what was the line towards Welwyn Garden City.
Nomansland Common
Heath
Nomansland Common is an area of common land in Hertfordshire, England to the south of Harpenden and the south-west of Wheathampstead. Geologically, the common is part of the Harpenden Dry Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayot St Lawrence and Harpenden.
Ayot St Lawrence
Photo: Jason Ballard, CC BY 2.0.
Ayot St Lawrence is a small village in Hertfordshire. It lies between Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. It is mainly known as the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950.
Harpenden
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire near the border of Bedfordshire. It is between and near to the city of St Albans and Luton. Primarily a residential community, in the outside of the London commuter belt, but if passing through, there are interesting sights and pleasant places to be enjoyed in this town.
Welwyn Garden City
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Welwyn Garden City is a town in Hertfordshire, England. It was the second "garden city" in England, and one of the first "new towns". It is unique in being both a garden city and a new town and exemplifies the physical, social and cultural planning ideals of the periods in which it was built.
Devil’s Dyke
- Categories: ditch, earthworks, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Wheathampstead, City and District of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8067° or 51° 48′ 24″ northLongitude
-0.2845° or 0° 17′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3XRP48+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 292718213OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q5267125
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Devil’s Dyke” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Devil’s Dyke”
- Japanese: “（Devil’s Dyke）”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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