Scamridge Dikes

Scamridge Dikes form a major boundary complex on the southern slopes of the Tabular Hills. The principal earthwork follows a sinuous course between the steep edges of Troutsdale and Kirk Dale, crossing Scamridge Slack. Its north-eastern section contains five ditches separated by six banks and reaches up to seventy metres in overall width. Farther south-west, the arrangement reduces in stages to fewer banks and ditches. The complex also includes an adjoining prehistoric boundary and a small round barrow near its northern end. Later activity left a medieval hollow way, additional boundaries, quarry damage and an eighteenth- or nineteenth-century lime kiln within the older earthworks. Ploughing and access tracks have interrupted parts of the system. Its surviving relationships offer evidence for successive episodes of land division and reuse, while the exact construction sequence remains unresolved. Period: Prehistoric boundary complex; later medieval and post-medieval alterations Grid reference: SE 90633 86390, SE 89634 85516 Protection: Scheduled monument Source: Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1020835 (Open Government Licence). © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Banner photo: "Earthwork above Scamridge Slack - geograph.org.uk - 3428914" by Gordon Hatton, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.