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The Bar Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Yorkshire, England, forming part of the defensive landscape of the Anglo-Saxon period. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement characteristic of early medieval boundary works, stretching across the landscape as a territorial marker or defensive line. Dating evidence places the earthwork within the Anglo-Saxon period, when such linear features served both practical and symbolic functions in controlling movement and defining territorial claims across the English landscape. The Bar Dyke represents an important example of the engineering capabilities and organisational resources of early medieval communities in northern England.
The Bar Dyke linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017508. View the official record →
The Bar Dyke is a linear earthwork located in Yorkshire, England, forming part of the defensive landscape of the Anglo-Saxon period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017508.
The Bar Dyke linear earthwork 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 1017508.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle on Ash Cabin Flat, 560m north east of Reservoir Cottages (8.7 km), Redmires First World War Training Area (8.9 km), Two cairns at Crow Chin (9.3 km).
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