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Three Cross Dykes on Middle Hill is a linear earthwork monument located in Northumberland, England. The site consists of three parallel defensive ditches and banks that run across the hillside, characteristic of Iron Age territorial or defensive systems. Such dyke complexes served to control movement across the landscape and may have functioned as boundaries or fortifications during the later prehistoric period. The monument remains an important example of Iron Age linear earthworks in the region, preserving evidence of early settlement patterns and land use in northern England.
Three cross dykes on Middle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007525. View the official record →
Three Cross Dykes on Middle Hill is a linear earthwork monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007525.
Three cross dykes on Middle Hill 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 1007525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crigdon Hill round cairn (7.6 km), Round cairn 960m ENE of West Wilkwood (8.8 km), Romano-British settlement 810m south of Slippery Crags (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three cross dykes on Middle Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three cross dykes on Middle Hill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.