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Cleave Dyke is a prehistoric linear earthwork situated on Hambleton Down in Yorkshire, forming part of an ancient boundary system whose exact dating remains uncertain though it belongs to the Iron Age or earlier period. The dyke consists of a substantial ditch with accompanying bank, representative of territorial demarcation practices in prehistoric northern England. The site has been subject to archaeological assessment and modification, particularly through later World War II activity, when bombing decoy shelters were constructed in the vicinity to the north-east and north of Garbutt Farm as part of civil defence measures. These later interventions provide evidence of the site's continued strategic significance in the landscape across widely separated historical periods.
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 situated on Hambleton Down in Yorkshire, forming part of an ancient boundary system whose exact dating remains uncertain though it belongs to the Iron Age or earlier 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).
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