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Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor is a prehistoric linear arrangement of pits located on moorland near Nan Stone in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a series of deliberately excavated pits set in alignment, a distinctive feature of Bronze Age ritual and territorial landscapes in northern England, typically dating to the second millennium BC. Such pit alignments are thought to have functioned as boundary markers, ritual features, or landscape divisions rather than practical storage or domestic structures. The Black Dike Moor example contributes to understanding prehistoric land use and social organisation in the upland regions of Yorkshire during the Bronze Age period.
Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017305. View the official record →
Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor is a prehistoric linear arrangement of pits located on moorland near Nan Stone in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017305.
Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone 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 1017305.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm (7.1 km), Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm (7.6 km), Round barrows and entrenchments on Egton High Moor (8 km).
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