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Gallows Dike is a cross ridge dyke and associated Bronze Age burial monuments located in Yorkshire. The site comprises the linear earthwork of Gallows Dike together with three round barrows positioned approximately 330 metres south-west of Glebe Farm. Cross ridge dykes of this type typically date to the Iron Age or later prehistoric period and functioned as territorial boundaries or stock control features across ridge-top landscapes. The round barrows represent earlier Bronze Age funerary monuments, indicating that this location held significance across multiple periods of prehistoric settlement and land use in the Yorkshire uplands.
Cross ridge dyke known as Gallows Dike and three round barrows 330m south west of Glebe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019750. View the official record →
Gallows Dike is a cross ridge dyke and associated Bronze Age burial monuments located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019750.
Cross ridge dyke known as Gallows Dike and three round barrows 330m south west of Glebe 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 1019750.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Warrening enclosure 1.08km north east of High Paper Mill Farm (9.1 km), Round barrow 650m north west of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn (9.5 km), Round barrow 300m north west of Warren House (9.5 km).
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