Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm

Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm

England
List entry 1007499
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007499
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.38 hectares
Grid reference
SE 81233 61875
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Aldro earthworks is a cross-dyke located on Hanging Grimston Wold in Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 350 metres south-east of Brown Moor Farm. The monument consists of a linear earthwork of the type commonly found across the Yorkshire Wolds, where such dykes served territorial or defensive functions during the Iron Age and Romano-British periods. The earthwork's precise dating and original extent remain subjects of archaeological study, though cross-dykes of this character are typically associated with settlement patterns and land management practices of these later prehistoric and early Roman periods. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England.

Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007499. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm?

Aldro earthworks is a cross-dyke located on Hanging Grimston Wold in Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 350 metres south-east of Brown Moor Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007499.

Who is responsible for protecting Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm?

Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east 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 1007499.

What other scheduled monuments are near Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (8.8 km), Round barrow 390m south-west of High Barn Farm (9.2 km), Round barrow 240m south-west of High Barn Farm (9.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm

Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm

YorkRoman town · ~14.5 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~17.3 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~7.1 miles