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Car Dyke is a linear earthwork of Roman date located near Linwood Hall in Lincolnshire. The dyke represents part of a substantial system of ditches and banks constructed during the Roman period, likely serving defensive or boundary functions within the Romano-British landscape. The monument survives as a visible linear feature in the modern topography and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Roman engineering and land management in the East Midlands region. Its precise original extent and primary function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation.
Car Dyke at Linwood Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004925. View the official record →
Car Dyke is a linear earthwork of Roman date located near Linwood Hall in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004925.
Car Dyke at Linwood Hall 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 1004925.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Car Dyke SE of Blankney Wood (1 km), Car Dyke W of Martin Wood (2.1 km), Car Dyke (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Car Dyke at Linwood Hall'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.
Car Dyke at Linwood Hall stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.