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A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture Dale is an ancient defensive earthwork situated in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a linear bank and ditch that traverses the valley, typical of cross-dykes constructed during the Iron Age and Romano-British periods to control movement through upland terrain. Such features served to regulate access across the landscape, possibly functioning as territorial boundaries or defensive positions for pastoral communities. The earthwork survives as a physical record of prehistoric and early historic land management practices in the Pennine region.
A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture Dale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007612. View the official record →
A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture Dale is an ancient defensive earthwork situated in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007612.
A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture Dale 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 1007612.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.1 km), Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7.4 km), Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (8.6 km).
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