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Cross Ridge Dyke is an Iron Age linear earthwork located east of Bleaklow in Derbyshire. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch system that runs across the moorland landscape, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the Iron Age period. Such linear dykes typically served to control movement across the upland terrain, either for purposes of defence, stock management, or delimitation of territorial claims. The site represents an important example of prehistoric land division and settlement patterns in the Peak District uplands.
Cross ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018476. View the official record →
Cross Ridge Dyke is an Iron Age linear earthwork located east of Bleaklow in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018476.
Cross ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow 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 1018476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Conksbury deserted medieval settlement (8 km), Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs (8.2 km), Rowsley Bridge (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow'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 ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.