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Aldro earthworks is a cross-dyke located on Hanging Grimston Wold in Yorkshire, approximately 350 metres south-east of Brown Moor Farm. The monument consists of a linear defensive earthwork typical of Iron Age construction, representing the kind of territorial boundary or stock control feature common in prehistoric Yorkshire. Cross-dykes of this period were strategically positioned across ridge-lines and moorland to restrict movement and demarcate land use, serving pastoral and defensive purposes for the communities that constructed and maintained them. The earthwork survives as a substantial bank and ditch feature visible in the modern landscape, preserving evidence of Iron Age land management and settlement patterns in the region.
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 →
Aldro earthworks is a cross-dyke located on Hanging Grimston Wold in Yorkshire, approximately 350 metres south-east of Brown Moor Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007499.
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.
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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