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Aldro earthworks is a cross-dyke located on Birdsall Wold in Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 200 metres west of Brown Moor Farm. The monument consists of a linear earthwork that crosses the wold, characteristic of cross-dyke constructions typically associated with Iron Age or Romano-British periods, though the precise dating of this particular example remains uncertain. Such dykes are generally interpreted as territorial boundaries, stock control features, or defensive structures related to settlement patterns of their period. The earthwork survives as a visible linear feature in the archaeological landscape of the Wolds region.
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007485. View the official record →
Aldro earthworks is a cross-dyke located on Birdsall Wold in Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 200 metres west of Brown Moor Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007485.
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor 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 1007485.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250m east of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold (7 km), Section of double linear boundary dyke 300m north east of Millington Grange Farm (7.6 km), Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.