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Cleave Dyke is a prehistoric linear earthwork forming a boundary feature on Hambleton Down in Yorkshire, dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. The dyke consists of a substantial bank and ditch construction that would have functioned as a territorial or stock-control boundary across the moorland landscape. Associated with this prehistoric monument are World War II bombing decoy shelters situated to the north-east and north of Garbutt Farm, which represent a later defensive adaptation of the same landscape during the twentieth century. The combination of these features across different historical periods illustrates the enduring strategic importance of this exposed moorland location.
Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020105. View the official record →
Cleave Dyke is a prehistoric linear earthwork forming a boundary feature on Hambleton Down in Yorkshire, dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020105.
Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt 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 1020105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (3.1 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system 200m south east of Yorkshire Gliding Club (3.2 km), Roulston Scar Iron Age promontory fort (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm'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.
Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.