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Double Dike, Yorkshire

Double Dike is a prehistoric cross dyke on Hazelhead Moor at the northern edge of the Tabular Hills, Yorkshire, in the North Riding. It is thought to represent a system of territorial land division which was constructed to augment natural divisions of the landscape by river valleys and watersheds and it is one of many such groups found on the Tabular Hills. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1021166.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.337907,-0.682092
Grid Reference: SE 8578 9439
Civil Parish: Lockton CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 301394
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Double_Dike,_Yorkshire_301394

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