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Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head Farm is a linear earthwork of medieval date located in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises a cross ridge dyke, a type of defensive or territorial boundary earthwork, in association with a hollow way, indicating sustained use of the routeway over an extended period. The cross ridge dyke would have served to control or restrict movement across the landscape, whilst the hollow way represents a track worn into the ground through repeated passage of people, livestock, and possibly vehicles over generations. This combination of features is characteristic of medieval agricultural and pastoral management in northern England, where such earthworks helped to define land use and movement patterns across open or semi-open terrain.
Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013439. View the official record →
Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head Farm is a linear earthwork of medieval date located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013439.
Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head 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 1013439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 330yds (300m) S of Barhouse Farm (3.6 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 km), Round barrow 150m south of Warren House (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head 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 cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head Farm stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.