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Double dykes on Painter Rigg is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England, consisting of two parallel banks and ditches that run across the landscape. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents defensive or territorial boundaries characteristic of that period. The earthwork's double-bank construction suggests a significant investment in labour and engineering, indicating its importance as either a fortification, stock enclosure, or territorial demarcation for an Iron Age community. The site remains largely as an upstanding earthwork feature, preserving evidence of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in the region.
Double dykes on Painter Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004175. View the official record →
Double dykes on Painter Rigg is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England, consisting of two parallel banks and ditches that run across the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004175.
Double dykes on Painter Rigg 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 1004175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 350m north west of Grimston Grange (6.7 km), Round barrow on Grimston Moor 600m north east of Grimston Grange (6.9 km), Round barrow on Grimston Moor 230m north east of Black Gill Plantation (7.2 km).
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