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Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg is a linear defensive earthwork located approximately 600 metres north-west of Stormy Hall in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a ditch and bank formation characteristic of cross dykes, which are typically Iron Age or Romano-British in date, though precise dating for this particular example remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. The earthwork runs across the ridge as a barrier, suggesting a function related to territorial demarcation or livestock control in the prehistoric or Romano-British period. The site is one of a pair of cross dykes on Castleton Rigg and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under NHLE list entry 1018771.
Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018771. View the official record →
Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg is a linear defensive earthwork located approximately 600 metres north-west of Stormy Hall in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018771.
Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall 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 1018771.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm (6.3 km), Kettle Howe round cairn (6.7 km), Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 750m north east of Toad Hole (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall'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.
Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.