Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation

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History & significance

Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation is a prehistoric or early medieval linear earthwork in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises surviving lengths of ditch and bank forming a boundary feature across the landscape, typical of territorial division systems employed during the Iron Age, Romano-British period, or early medieval era. The dykes would have functioned to demarcate land ownership or control movement of livestock and people across the open moorland or cultivated areas. The sections remain substantially intact as archaeological features, preserving evidence of ancient land management practices in the region.

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 →

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