Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSection of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House

England
List entry 1013305
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013305
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.76 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 19560 10356
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Scots Dyke is a linear earthwork of medieval date that formed a territorial boundary in Yorkshire. This section, located approximately six hundred metres south-east of Park House, comprises a ditch and bank construction typical of such demarcation features. The monument represents evidence of medieval land division and the assertion of territorial control during the medieval period. Such dykes served both practical and symbolic functions in defining property rights and administrative boundaries in the medieval landscape.

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013305. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House?

The Scots Dyke is a linear earthwork of medieval date that formed a territorial boundary in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013305.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House?

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House 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 1013305.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 150m ENE of Olliver (7.2 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary running south from Olliver East for 550m (7.7 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm (9 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary 600m south east of Park House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.