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Moor Dike, Yorkshire

Moor Dike is a prehistoric linear boundary situated in Wykeham Forest, towards the northern edge of the Tabular Hills in Yorkshire, in the North Riding. It is the southernmost of a pair of dikes both called Moor Dike in Wykeham Forest. The Moor Dikes and the nearby Craddlegrip Dike belong to a network of prehistoric boundaries, dividing the area between Troutsdale in the west and the Derwent valley in the east. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1017164.

Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.267064,-0.531063
Grid Reference: SE 9576 8670
Civil Parish: Hutton Buscel CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 303387
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Moor_Dike,_Yorkshire_303387

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