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Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255

England
List entry 1013191
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013191
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.64 hectares
Grid reference
TA 21523 69753
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Danes' Dyke is a substantial linear earthwork located on the Flamborough peninsula in Yorkshire, England, running between Cliff Plantation and the B1255 road. The monument consists of a bank and ditch construction that spans approximately two kilometres across the headland, dividing the peninsula from the mainland. Dating evidence suggests the dyke was constructed in the Iron Age, likely serving a defensive or territorial function, though scholarly consensus remains open regarding its precise chronology and purpose. The surviving section retains considerable archaeological integrity and represents an important example of prehistoric linear fortification in eastern England.

Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013191. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255?

Danes' Dyke is a substantial linear earthwork located on the Flamborough peninsula in Yorkshire, England, running between Cliff Plantation and the B1255 road. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013191.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255?

Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255 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 1013191.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby (1.1 km), Section of the Danes' Dyke between the B1255 and B1229 roads (1.1 km), Flamborough Castle: a fortified manor house (1.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby
1.1 km
Section of the Danes' Dyke between the B1255 and B1229 roads
1.1 km
Flamborough Castle: a fortified manor house
1.3 km
Section of Danes' Dyke from the B1229 north to Wold Farm field boundary
2.1 km
The old lighthouse, Flamborough
3.6 km
Operation Diver Heavy Anti-aircraft gun sites on Flamborough Head
3.9 km
Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills
3.9 km
Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills
4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255

Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255 stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~16.4 miles
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