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Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow is a Prehistoric monument located near Sycamore Farm in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a cross dyke, a linear earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age landscape divisions, alongside a round barrow of similar date. These monuments reflect the organisation of upland territories during the Bronze Age and the funerary practices of that period. The cross dyke would have served as a boundary or territorial marker across the moorland landscape, whilst the round barrow represents a burial monument constructed for an individual of some status within the prehistoric community.
Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018599. View the official record →
Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow is a Prehistoric monument located near Sycamore Farm in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018599.
Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore 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 1018599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm (2.7 km), High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors (2.9 km), Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors (3.1 km).
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