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Section of linear boundary dyke south of Middleham Plantation and Harper Dale Plantation is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork comprising a substantial linear bank and ditch that served as a territorial or administrative boundary. Located in Yorkshire, the dyke represents a form of landscape division characteristic of early periods of settlement and land management in northern England, though its precise dating remains uncertain without excavation. The monument survives as a visible linear feature in the landscape, demonstrating the scale of engineering effort invested in delineating significant boundaries in the pre-modern period. Such dykes often marked the limits of estates, kingdoms or communities and constitute important evidence for understanding patterns of land use and territorial organisation in antiquity and the early medieval centuries.
Section of linear boundary dyke south of Middleham Plantation and Harper Dale Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015569. View the official record →
Section of linear boundary dyke south of Middleham Plantation and Harper Dale Plantation is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork comprising a substantial linear bank and ditch that served as a territorial or administrative boundary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015569.
Section of linear boundary dyke south of Middleham Plantation and Harper Dale Plantation 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 1015569.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Thirty Acres, Warter (6.2 km), Round barrow 930m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.7 km), Round barrow 915m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of linear boundary dyke south of Middleham Plantation and Harper Dale Plantation'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 linear boundary dyke south of Middleham Plantation and Harper Dale Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.