Scots Dyke |
| Hob Uid: 1034727 | |
Location :
North Yorkshire
Richmondshire
Skeeby, Aske
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| Grid Ref : NZ1860002500 |
| Summary : Scheduled section of probable 6th or 7th century territorial boundary surviving as an earthwork, re-surveyed at 25" in 1970. |
More information : NZ 186 025 - NZ 197 030. Scots Dyke: section 600 yds (550m) long SE of Olliver. Scheduled. (1)
Published 25" re-surveyed 1970. (2)
(Original survey document available in Linear Archive File)
NZ 1863 0254 - NZ 1872 0309. Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary running south from Olliver East for 550m. The monument includes a discontinuous bank 12m wide and up to 2.5m high, reducing in size to the south where it is only 0.8m above the adjacent land. The ditch lying to the east is 7m at the northern end but reduces to 3m wide to the south. To the east of the ditch is a small counterscarp bank 2m wide at the north end but no longer visible at the south. (4) |