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Rise Dikes is a prehistoric linear boundary monument located within Wykeham Forest in Yorkshire, England. The earthwork consists of a ditch and bank system that formed part of the ancient field and territorial divisions of the region, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. The southern section of this linear feature represents an important example of prehistoric land management and division practices, demonstrating the organized use of landscape by early communities in northern England. Such linear boundaries are characteristic of systematic agricultural and pastoral organization during later prehistory, though the precise dating and functional purpose of this particular monument require careful archaeological assessment.
Southern section of prehistoric linear boundary known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019372. View the official record →
Rise Dikes is a prehistoric linear boundary monument located within Wykeham Forest in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019372.
Southern section of prehistoric linear boundary known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham Forest 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 1019372.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome Farm (2.8 km), Castle Hill fortified house (4.3 km), Dovecote at Low Hall (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Southern section of prehistoric linear boundary known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham Forest'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.
Southern section of prehistoric linear boundary known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham Forest stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.