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Car Dyke, S of Dyke

England
List entry 1004959
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004959
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.07 hectares
Grid reference
TF 10505 21709
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Car Dyke is a linear earthwork of Romano-British date located in Lincolnshire, running for several miles across the landscape south of the village of Dyke. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with an associated bank, characteristic of the defensive and territorial divisions constructed during the Roman period in Britain. Car Dyke formed part of the Romano-British landscape management system, possibly serving functions relating to drainage, boundary demarcation, or military defence in this part of the Fens. The earthwork survives as an upstanding or partially visible archaeological feature and remains significant as evidence of Roman engineering and land organisation in the East Midlands region.

Car Dyke, S of Dyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004959. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Car Dyke, S of Dyke?

Car Dyke is a linear earthwork of Romano-British date located in Lincolnshire, running for several miles across the landscape south of the village of Dyke. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004959.

Who is responsible for protecting Car Dyke, S of Dyke?

Car Dyke, S of Dyke 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 1004959.

What other scheduled monuments are near Car Dyke, S of Dyke?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bourne Castle (2.4 km), Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard (4.3 km), Dunsby village cross (4.7 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Car Dyke, S of Dyke

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Car Dyke, S of Dyke's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bourne Castle
2.4 km
Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard
4.3 km
Dunsby village cross
4.7 km
Rippingale village cross
5.7 km
Earthworks of Car Dyke in Park Wood, 175m east of King Street (A15)
6 km
Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long Drove
7.6 km
Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby Drain
8.1 km
Aslackby Castle
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Car Dyke, S of Dyke

Car Dyke, S of Dyke stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Car Dyke, S of Dyke

AncasterRoman town · ~15.3 milesWater NewtonRoman town · ~15.7 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~16.9 miles
Domesday entry for Dyke, Lincolnshire →
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