Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as Hesketh Dike and Silver Hill round barrow

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History & significance

Hesketh Dike and Silver Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age ceremonial and territorial monument complex located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a substantial linear earthwork, Hesketh Dike, which forms part of the wider Cleave Dyke system, alongside a round barrow at Silver Hill that represents the burial tradition of the Bronze Age period. The dyke system likely served defensive or territorial demarcation functions across the upland landscape, whilst the barrow evidences the ritualistic funerary practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and land organisation in northern England.

Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as Hesketh Dike and Silver Hill round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015575. View the official record →

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