Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow

A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow

England
List entry 1007614
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England
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Overview

History & significance

This cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Yorkshire. The monument incorporates a bowl barrow, a Bronze Age burial mound, within its construction, indicating that the dyke was built at a later period across pre-existing archaeological features of the landscape. The cross-dyke itself represents a characteristic form of territorial or defensive boundary marker common to the Iron Age period in northern Britain. The survival of both the linear earthwork and the incorporated barrow provides evidence of settlement patterns and landscape use across multiple prehistoric periods.

A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007614. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow?

This cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007614.

Who is responsible for protecting A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow?

A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007614.

What other scheduled monuments are near A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.4 km), Bowl barrow on Huggate Pasture, 350m north east of Pasture Dale Plantation (7.7 km), Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.8 km).

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