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Cross Dyke on Glaisdale Rigg is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located on the moorland above Glaisdale in North Yorkshire. The monument consists of a substantial ditch with associated bank, aligned broadly north-south across the ridge and demonstrating characteristics typical of territorial or defensive boundaries constructed during the prehistoric period. Its position on high ground suggests a strategic function in controlling movement across the moorland landscape, though its precise purpose remains a matter of scholarly interpretation. The dyke represents an important archaeological record of Iron Age land use and settlement patterns in the North York Moors region.
Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018842. View the official record →
Cross Dyke on Glaisdale Rigg is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located on the moorland above Glaisdale in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018842.
Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale 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 1018842.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires (7 km), Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm (7.4 km), Pike Howe round cairn (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm'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.
Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.