Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSection of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower

Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower

England
List entry 1020335
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020335
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.32 hectares
Grid reference
SE 88393 89530
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a stretch of earthwork representing a territorial or field boundary. The feature survives as a linear bank and ditch formation characteristic of medieval or post-medieval land division systems common in Yorkshire upland areas. Its exact dating remains uncertain without detailed archaeological investigation, though such boundaries typically relate to the management of forests, agricultural land, or administrative territories during the medieval period or later. The monument's survival within Dalby Forest demonstrates the persistence of landscape features across centuries of land use change in this region of North Yorkshire.

Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020335. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower?

Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a stretch of earthwork representing a territorial or field boundary.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower?

Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower 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 1020335.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 570m south east of Warren House (5 km), Long barrow 530m north of Keeper's Cottage (5.1 km), Round barrow 470m north of Keeper's Cottage (5.1 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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower

Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~7.5 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~23.6 miles