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Linear dyke extending for 2.2km in Coneysthorpe Banks Wood is an ancient monument in Yorkshire, England. The dyke represents a substantial earthwork of prehistoric or early medieval date, constructed as a linear boundary or defensive feature across the landscape. Its considerable length demonstrates significant labour investment and planning in the construction of territorial divisions during its period of use. The monument survives as an archaeological resource documenting patterns of land organisation and settlement in the Yorkshire region during antiquity.
Linear dyke extending for 2.2km in Coneysthorpe Banks Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013696. View the official record →
Linear dyke extending for 2.2km in Coneysthorpe Banks Wood is an ancient monument in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013696.
Linear dyke extending for 2.2km in Coneysthorpe Banks Wood 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 1013696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 310m NNE of Easthorpe Lodge (1.5 km), Round barrow 250m NNE of Easthorpe Cottages (1.6 km), Round barrow 400m SSW of Low Gaterley Cottages (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear dyke extending for 2.2km in Coneysthorpe Banks Wood'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.
Linear dyke extending for 2.2km in Coneysthorpe Banks Wood stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.