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This dyke is an ancient monument of uncertain but likely prehistoric date, located in the Yorkshire landscape near Court House Farm. The earthwork consists of a linear defensive or boundary feature characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age construction, though precise dating requires archaeological examination. Such dykes served practical functions in demarcating territory, controlling movement of livestock, or providing defensive positions during periods of sustained settlement. The survival of this monument to the present day, despite agricultural activity in the region, indicates its substantial original construction and demonstrates the persistence of ancient land divisions in the Yorkshire countryside.
Dyke at the north eastern end of Stone Bridge Howl, 760m north west of Court House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019339. View the official record →
This dyke is an ancient monument of uncertain but likely prehistoric date, located in the Yorkshire landscape near Court House Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019339.
Dyke at the north eastern end of Stone Bridge Howl, 760m north west of Court House 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 1019339.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 500m SSW of Coney Hill Farm (7.9 km), Long barrow 350m north west of Grimston Grange (8.2 km), Round barrow on Grimston Moor 600m north east of Grimston Grange (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dyke at the north eastern end of Stone Bridge Howl, 760m north west of Court House Farm'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 at the north eastern end of Stone Bridge Howl, 760m north west of Court House Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.