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Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke is a component of the Aberford Dyke system, a series of linear earthworks located near Aberford in North Yorkshire. These ditched banks form part of a broader defensive or territorial boundary network of Iron Age or Romano-British date, though the precise chronology and purpose of construction remain subjects of archaeological investigation. The earthworks survive as substantial linear features visible in the landscape, comprising ditches and accompanying banks that would have served to control movement across the terrain. As scheduled ancient monuments, they represent important evidence of prehistoric or early Roman settlement patterns and land organisation in the region.
Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016954. View the official record →
Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke is a component of the Aberford Dyke system, a series of linear earthworks located near Aberford in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016954.
Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system 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 1016954.
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 (0.8 km), Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass (0.9 km), Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system'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 earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.