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The Bar Dyke is a linear earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England. It consists of a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of early medieval defensive or boundary structures. The earthwork runs across the landscape as a prominent linear feature and represents the kind of territorial or fortification system constructed during the Anglo-Saxon period. Such dykes served functions ranging from livestock management and estate demarcation to defensive purposes, reflecting the complex land organisation and settlement patterns of early medieval Yorkshire.
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 monument located in Yorkshire, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Bar Dyke linear earthwork'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.
The Bar Dyke linear earthwork stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.