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A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm

England
List entry 1008381
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008381
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.14 hectares
Grid reference
SE 89082 74415
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated on the Yorkshire Wolds. The monument comprises a ditch with an associated bank, constructed to block movement across the wold landscape, typical of defensive or territorial boundaries erected during the Iron Age period. Such cross dykes are characteristic features of the later prehistoric landscape in this region, serving either to control access to grazing lands or to provide defence for nearby settlement areas. The earthwork survives as a substantial ground feature visible in the modern topography of Knapton Wold.

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 →

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What is A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm?

A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated on the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008381.

Who is responsible for protecting A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm?

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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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Settrington Beacon round barrow
4.6 km
Two round barrows 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Duggleby High Barn
4.9 km
Two round barrows at Settrington High Barn
5 km
Round barrow 1/2 mile (800m) NNE of Settrington House
5.7 km
Thirkleby medieval settlement adjacent to Thirkleby Manor
6.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm

A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~8.3 milesYorkRoman town · ~22.8 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~16 miles
Domesday entry for Wintringham, Yorkshire →
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