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Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe

England
List entry 1011961
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011961
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.34 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 92202 04629
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe is a linear ditch and bank earthwork located in North Yorkshire. The monument belongs to a class of defensive or boundary features characteristic of the Iron Age period, though such features are not always precisely datable without excavation or artefactual evidence. The earthwork survives as a substantial linear feature visible in the landscape northwest of its specified road junction near Fylingthorpe. Such linear earthworks in this region typically served functions related to territorial demarcation, stock management, or defensive purposes during prehistoric times.

Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011961. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe?

Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe is a linear ditch and bank earthwork located in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011961.

Who is responsible for protecting Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe?

Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe 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 1011961.

What other scheduled monuments are near Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brecken Howe round barrow (8.8 km), Round barrow on Lun Rigg, 890m east of Brecken Howe (8.8 km), Low Woof Howe round barrow (9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Brecken Howe round barrow
8.8 km
Round barrow on Lun Rigg, 890m east of Brecken Howe
8.8 km
Low Woof Howe round barrow
9 km
Round cairn cemetery at High Greens 460m south east of Brecken Howe
9.1 km
Round barrow 450m west of High Langdale End
9.4 km
Round barrow 430m SSW of High Langdale End
9.5 km
Round barrow 280m south west of High Langdale End
9.6 km
Round barrow 330m south west of High Langdale End
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe

Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe

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