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Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale is a complex of prehistoric earthwork boundaries located in the Yorkshire Wolds. The monument comprises multiple linear dykes, some occurring singly whilst others run in parallel formations, characteristic of territorial divisions established during the Bronze Age or Iron Age. These substantial linear earthworks served principally as land boundaries, livestock management features, or territorial markers across the chalk downland landscape. The dykes remain visible as pronounced linear banks and ditches that define the archaeological character of this section of the Wolds and contribute significantly to understanding prehistoric land use and social organisation in northern England.
Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015560. View the official record →
Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale is a complex of prehistoric earthwork boundaries located in the Yorkshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015560.
Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale 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 1015560.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 720m NNW of Farberry Garth Farm (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 560m NNW of Farberry Garth Farm (6.9 km), Bowl barrow 760m NNE of Farberry Garth Farm (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale'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.
Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.