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A cross dyke on Knapton Wold is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The monument consists of a bank and ditch arrangement positioned across the ridge of Knapton Wold, approximately five hundred metres west of West Farm, and represents the type of defensive or territorial boundary work commonly constructed during the Iron Age period. Such cross dykes typically served to control movement along ridgeway routes or to demarcate territorial boundaries in upland landscapes. The earthwork survives as an archaeological feature of regional significance within the broader pattern of Iron Age land use and settlement in Yorkshire.
A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008381. View the official record →
A cross dyke on Knapton Wold is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008381.
A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm 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 1008381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow NE of Wintringham South Wold Farm (4.1 km), Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) SE of Newton South Wold Farm (4.4 km), Entrenchment in High Mowthorpe Plantation (4.5 km).
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