© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Length of linear earthwork is a segment of the Aberford Dyke system located at Field Lane near Aberford in North Yorkshire. The earthwork forms part of a larger defensive or territorial linear boundary system of Iron Age date, though the precise chronology and function of the dyke remain subjects of scholarly discussion. The surviving section comprises a substantial bank and ditch alignment that runs between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage, representing one of several preserved segments of what was once an extensive earthwork complex in the region. Such linear dykes are characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns and may have served to demarcate land, control livestock movement, or define territorial boundaries during the Iron Age period.
Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019873. View the official record →
Length of linear earthwork is a segment of the Aberford Dyke system located at Field Lane near Aberford in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019873.
Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage 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 1019873.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass (0.3 km), Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system (0.8 km), Length of linear earthworks known as Becca Banks and The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, between Aberford and a quarry 590m north of Ass Bridge (1.7 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage