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Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, is an ancient monument consisting of a substantial earthen bank and ditch extending approximately 770 metres eastward from Humphrey Dale Cottage near Aberford in North Yorkshire. The monument belongs to a wider system of linear earthworks in the region, which are typically attributed to the Iron Age or Romano-British period, serving defensive or territorial boundary functions. The surviving earthwork retains its characteristic linear form with a pronounced bank and accompanying ditch, evidence of considerable engineering effort in its original construction. This site forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric and Romano-British settlement and land management visible across the Vale of York.
Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016953. View the official record →
Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, is an ancient monument consisting of a substantial earthen bank and ditch extending approximately 770 metres eastward from Humphrey Dale Cottage near Aberford in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016953.
Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from 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 1016953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage (0.6 km), Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system (0.8 km), Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.