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Dyke 220 yards west of Dyke House is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Yorkshire. The monument takes the form of a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the prehistoric period. Its physical form and alignment suggest it functioned as part of a broader system of land division or settlement enclosure typical of Iron Age communities in northern England. The site remains significant as evidence of Iron Age land management and social organisation in the Yorkshire landscape.
Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004043. View the official record →
Dyke 220 yards west of Dyke House is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004043.
Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House 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 1004043.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolton Parks Lead Mine and ore works (5.4 km), Cobscar calamine house on Cobscar Rake, 770m east of Cobscar Mill (5.6 km), Bolton Castle (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House'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.
Dyke 220yds (200m) W of Dyke House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.