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The Kepwick Dyke is a section of the Cleave Dyke system, an Iron Age linear earthwork located on Arden Little Moor in North Yorkshire. This defensive or territorial boundary comprises a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of prehistoric linear dyke systems in northern England, likely dating to the Iron Age period. The monument represents an important example of ancient landscape division and territorial demarcation, reflecting the organised societies and land management practices of Iron Age communities in the region. The dyke system of which it forms part demonstrates the strategic importance of this moorland area during prehistory.
Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013591. View the official record →
The Kepwick Dyke is a section of the Cleave Dyke system, an Iron Age linear earthwork located on Arden Little Moor in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013591.
Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor 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 1013591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow in Cliff Plantation (7.8 km), Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton Bank (7.9 km), Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor'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 the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.