Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSection of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm

England
List entry 1013777
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013777
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.19 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 18578 01243
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm is a medieval and post-medieval linear earthwork and associated agricultural landscape feature located in Yorkshire. The Scots Dyke represents a significant territorial boundary, likely dating from the medieval period, constructed as a substantial linear ditch and bank system characteristic of boundary demarcation in northern England. The field system adjacent to the dyke reflects patterns of medieval or post-medieval agricultural organisation and land division, demonstrating the relationship between boundary infrastructure and contemporary farming practice. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork that provides evidence for landscape organisation and land management during its period of use and maintenance.

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013777. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm?

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm is a medieval and post-medieval linear earthwork and associated agricultural landscape feature located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013777.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm?

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm 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 1013777.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of the Scots Dyke linear boundary 250m south east of St Martin's Priory (1.1 km), Easby Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: monastic precinct, cultivation terraces, water-management features and ancillary buildings (1.2 km), Section of the Scots Dyke linear boundary 225m south of St Martin's Priory (1.3 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm

Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary and portion of field system 100m east of Whitefields Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.