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Castle Dykes Henge

England
List entry 1008878
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008878
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.79 hectares
Grid reference
SD 98231 87289
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Dykes Henge is a Neolithic henge monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork comprising a ditch and bank, characteristic of henge construction from the later Neolithic period. Its precise date within the Neolithic sequence and any associated archaeological finds remain subjects requiring consultation of detailed excavation records and specialist reports. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important example of ceremonial or ritual landscape development in prehistoric Yorkshire.

Castle Dykes Henge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008878. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Dykes Henge?

Castle Dykes Henge is a Neolithic henge monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008878.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Dykes Henge?

Castle Dykes Henge 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 1008878.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Dykes Henge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures on Greenber Edge (2.3 km), Ox Close small stone circle, Nab End (3 km), Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge. (3.2 km).

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Overview
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Enclosures on Greenber Edge
2.3 km
Ox Close small stone circle, Nab End
3 km
Stony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge.
3.2 km
Carperby market cross
3.4 km
Cairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.
3.7 km
Settlement on Burton Moor
5 km
Bainbridge Roman fort and annexe
5.3 km
Bainbridge slight univallate hillfort
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Dykes Henge

Castle Dykes Henge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Dykes Henge

CatterickRoman town · ~16.7 miles
Domesday entry for Thornton, Yorkshire →
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