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Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm

England
List entry 1021166
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021166
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.03 hectares
Grid reference
SE 85871 94356
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow is an ancient linear earthwork situated in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement that runs across the landscape, characteristic of Iron Age defensive or boundary constructions. Such dykes typically functioned to control movement across terrain or to demarcate territorial divisions during the prehistoric period. The structure's preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the region.

Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021166. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm?

Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow is an ancient linear earthwork situated in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021166.

Who is responsible for protecting Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm?

Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr 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 1021166.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two prehistoric linear boundaries with associated features, 680m ESE and 880m NNE of Pexton Moor Farm (9.2 km), Warrening enclosure 975m north east of High Paper Mill Farm (9.2 km), Warrening enclosure 1.08km north east of High Paper Mill Farm (9.3 km).

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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two prehistoric linear boundaries with associated features, 680m ESE and 880m NNE of Pexton Moor Farm
9.2 km
Warrening enclosure 975m north east of High Paper Mill Farm
9.2 km
Warrening enclosure 1.08km north east of High Paper Mill Farm
9.3 km
Round barrow 300m north west of Warren House
9.6 km
Prehistoric linear boundary on Stonygate Moor, 550m west of Warren House Farm
9.8 km
Round barrow 650m north west of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn
10 km
Prehistoric linear boundary in Ellerburn Wood, 370m north west of St Hilda's Church
10 km
Round barrow 520m north west of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm

Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cross dyke on Saltergate Brow, 750m south east of Barr Farm

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