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Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck is an ancient monument located in Westmorland, England, consisting of linear earthworks and raised ground features flanking the watercourse. The monument represents landscape management and possibly defensive or territorial demarcation dating to the prehistoric or early medieval period, though the precise chronology requires archaeological assessment. The dykes and mounds survive as visible earthwork features on the ground, demonstrating continuity of land use and settlement patterns in the region over considerable time. These features form part of the broader archaeological evidence for human activity and landscape organisation in the Eden Valley and surrounding upland areas of Westmorland.
Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007231. View the official record →
Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck is an ancient monument located in Westmorland, England, consisting of linear earthworks and raised ground features flanking the watercourse. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007231.
Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal Beck 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 1007231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-Lune (0.7 km), Foundations N of St Oswald's Church (1 km), Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarry (1.8 km).
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