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Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age or Roman date located on Oulston Moor in North Yorkshire. The monument comprises a cross ridge dyke, a characteristic defensive or territorial boundary structure consisting of a ditch and bank system, together with associated earthworks surviving as upstanding features within the planted woodland. The precise dating and original function of the dyke remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though such linear earthworks are commonly attributed to the Iron Age or Roman periods as markers of land division, territorial control, or defensive positions in upland regions.
Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013438. View the official record →
Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age or Roman date located on Oulston Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013438.
Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor 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 1013438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 330yds (300m) S of Barhouse Farm (3.8 km), Crayke Castle: a motte and bailey and later stone castle of the bishops of Durham, incorporating part of an Anglo-Saxon monastic cemetery (4.1 km), Round barrow 150m south of Warren House (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor'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 cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.