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Steeple Cross Dyke is a section of the Cleave Dyke system located on Arden Little Moor in Yorkshire, England. The earthwork consists of a linear ditch and bank formation that forms part of a broader defensive or territorial boundary system dating to the early medieval period. Associated with the dyke is the Steeple Cross boundary stone, a marker that indicates the significance of this line as a formal territorial division in the landscape. The monument represents evidence of early medieval land organisation and boundary demarcation practices in the northern English uplands.
Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010533. View the official record →
Steeple Cross Dyke is a section of the Cleave Dyke system located on Arden Little Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010533.
Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone 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 1010533.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank (7.4 km), Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor Plantation (7.7 km), Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone'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 on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.