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Horcum Dike is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Yorkshire, England, comprising a substantial bank and ditch structure that extends across the landscape. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents the type of territorial or defensive boundary characteristic of that period. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature visible in the modern topography, demonstrating the scale of Iron Age land management and possibly demarcation of tribal or community lands. Its preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and social organisation in Yorkshire.
Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum Dike is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020117. View the official record →
Horcum Dike is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Yorkshire, England, comprising a substantial bank and ditch structure that extends across the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020117.
Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum Dike 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 1020117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 300m north west of Warren House (8.7 km), Round barrow 650m north west of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn (8.7 km), Prehistoric linear boundary in Ellerburn Wood, 370m north west of St Hilda's Church (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum Dike'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.
Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum Dike stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.