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Nutholm cross dyke is a linear earthwork monument located near Appleton Mill Farm in Yorkshire. The dyke represents a form of territorial or defensive boundary work characteristic of the medieval period, constructed as a substantial ditch and bank feature across the landscape. Such cross dykes were typically employed to control movement across open moorland or to demarcate land divisions during the medieval era. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of regional significance within Yorkshire's heritage landscape, preserving evidence of the historical land management and settlement patterns of its period.
Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018596. View the official record →
Nutholm cross dyke is a linear earthwork monument located near Appleton Mill Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018596.
Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm 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 1018596.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors (1.3 km), High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors (1.5 km), The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (1.6 km).
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