More information : NY 837141. At Dike House the dykes, of possibly Iron Age/
Romano-British date, appear to be defensive in form. They entrench
what may have been a promontory site with five large cross-ridge
dykes or small ramparts. The outer ditches appear to have been
reused in conjunction with the undated structure to the north-east.
Double dykes (a single central ditch) connect this site to a system
of "bowed" dykes (NY 81 SW 12). Air photographs held at Manchester
University. (Plan see NY 81 SW 7). (1)
A single ditch and bank is clearly visible on air photographs to the
north-east cutting off the promontory. Further to the north-east is
the rectangular outline of a structure, presumably the one mentioned
in authority 1. There also appears to be a ditch to the south on the
alignment of the hedge. (2)
NY 837 141. Dyke House, Stainmore. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort covering 0.20ha. (3) |