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Urra Moor prehistoric linear boundary is a ditch and bank earthwork situated on the western edge of Urra Moor in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a linear defensive or demarcative feature that extends across the moorland landscape, constructed during the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. Such linear boundaries served important territorial functions, marking land divisions or defensive positions for prehistoric communities occupying the upland regions of northern England. The surviving earthwork remains visible as a substantial archaeological feature indicative of prehistoric land management and social organisation on the North York Moors.
Urra Moor prehistoric linear boundary on the western edge of Urra Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015955. View the official record →
Urra Moor prehistoric linear boundary is a ditch and bank earthwork situated on the western edge of Urra Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015955.
Urra Moor prehistoric linear boundary on the western edge of Urra Moor 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 1015955.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 180m south west of Sike House (8.8 km), Round barrow 500m west of Bent Slack (8.8 km), Round barrow 200m south west of Sike House (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Urra Moor prehistoric linear boundary on the western edge of Urra Moor'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.
Urra Moor prehistoric linear boundary on the western edge of Urra Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.