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Double Dikes is a prehistoric boundary dyke near Sproxton, Yorkshire, in the North Riding. Double Dikes is formed by a ditch with flanking banks, the dike as a whole having width of about 48ft. Double Dikes has been interpreted as the south-easternmost component of the Cleave Dyke complex of dykes, which is believed to have been constructed between the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age to augment the natural division of the terrain by river valleys and watersheds. The monument is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1004175.
Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.21572,-1.114274
Grid Reference: SE 5785 8036
Civil Parish: Ampleforth CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 301395
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Double_Dikes,_Yorkshire_301395
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1004175.
Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.21572,-1.114274
Grid Reference: SE 5785 8036
Civil Parish: Ampleforth CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 301395
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Double_Dikes,_Yorkshire_301395
Peruse Yorkshire on Wikishire