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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of linear boundary in Dalby Forest, 630m north west of Jingleby Tower'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 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.