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Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of surviving portions of a linear boundary dyke, a type of ditch and bank construction used to demarcate territorial divisions or land management boundaries across the landscape. Such dykes are characteristic features of the Iron Age and Romano-British periods, though similar earthworks continued in use through the early medieval period. The surviving sections preserve evidence of land organisation and settlement patterns in this part of Yorkshire during antiquity.
Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015570. View the official record →
Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015570.
Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation 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 1015570.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows 820m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (4.7 km), Site of Warter Augustinian Priory (6 km), Bowl barrow 760m NNE of Farberry Garth Farm (6 km).
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