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Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck

England
List entry 1019754
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019754
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.42 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 90339 02179
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England. The dyke consists of a bank and ditch formation characteristic of prehistoric defensive or territorial boundaries, though the precise dating and function of such features remain subjects of scholarly interpretation. The site is associated with a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck, which forms part of the broader archaeological landscape of the area. Both monuments reflect the complex pattern of land use and settlement during the prehistoric period in the Yorkshire region.

Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019754. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck?

Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019754.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck?

Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck 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 1019754.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn at Dalby Snout, 690m north east of School Farm (8.8 km), Stone alignment 350m east of Newgate Foot (9.3 km), Round barrow adjacent to Longhill Road 710m north west of Highdales (9.6 km).

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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn at Dalby Snout, 690m north east of School Farm
8.8 km
Stone alignment 350m east of Newgate Foot
9.3 km
Round barrow adjacent to Longhill Road 710m north west of Highdales
9.6 km
Thompson's Rigg cairnfield, including a platform cairn, round burial cairns, hollow ways, a standing stone, associated round barrows and a ring cairn
9.9 km
Round barrow on Long Hill 430m west of Highdales
10 km
Round barrow in Broxa Forest 850m WSW of Highdales
10.1 km
Round barrow in Broxa Forest 820m south west of Highdales
10.3 km
Round barrow in Broxa Forest 800m south west of Highdales
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck

Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck

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