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Snainton Dikes is a prehistoric linear boundary earthwork located east of Ebberston Common House in North Yorkshire. The monument comprises a substantial ditch and bank system that served to demarcate territorial or land divisions during the prehistoric period. Such linear boundaries are characteristic features of Bronze Age and Iron Age landscapes across northern England, functioning to regulate access, define pastoral land, and mark significant territorial boundaries. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature, preserving evidence of prehistoric land management practices and social organisation in the North York Moors region.
Prehistoric linear boundary known as Snainton Dikes, 740m east of Ebberston Common House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020299. View the official record →
Snainton Dikes is a prehistoric linear boundary earthwork located east of Ebberston Common House in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020299.
Prehistoric linear boundary known as Snainton Dikes, 740m east of Ebberston Common House 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 1020299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (5.5 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (5.5 km), Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric linear boundary known as Snainton Dikes, 740m east of Ebberston Common House'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 linear boundary known as Snainton Dikes, 740m east of Ebberston Common House stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.