Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 6 linear earthworks where our community has documented paranormal phenomena. All are in the United Kingdom, and the most-recorded areas are North Yorkshire (4), Dorset (1) and East Riding of Yorkshire (1).
The phenomena most often recorded at these linear earthworks are high strangeness (4) and several types of phenomena (2).
United Kingdom
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Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsDanes Dyke
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Danes Dyke, an ancient defensive earthwork cutting across Flamborough Head, is steeped in folklore. Its shadowed woods and windswept cliffs are known…
Linear EarthworkOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts & UFO/UAPsKnowlton Church and Earthworks
Wimborne, Dorset
Said to be one of the most haunted locations in Dorset, the ruined church of Knowlton stands upon ancient, ceremonial earthworks creating an…
Linear EarthworkOpen file- High Strangeness
Oxmoor and Givendale Dikes
Allerston, North Yorkshire
Three connected prehistoric boundaries in the Tabular Hills, incorporating multiple banks and ditches. A round barrow, medieval route, former rabbit…
Linear EarthworkOpen file 
High StrangenessScamridge Dikes
Sawdon, North Yorkshire
An extensive system of parallel banks and ditches between Troutsdale and Kirk Dale. Later routes, quarrying and lime burning altered the earthworks…
Linear EarthworkOpen file- High Strangeness
Seamer Moor Hill Linear Earthwork
Irton, North Yorkshire
A substantial boundary earthwork near Scarborough with a central bank, flanking ditches and lower outer banks. It forms part of a wider group of…
Linear EarthworkOpen file 
High StrangenessSpeeton Moor Linear Earthwork
Speeton, North Yorkshire
A coastal boundary recorded on Knox’s 1821 map and in an archaeological survey. Parts were recorded as ditch cropmarks and parts as surviving…
Linear EarthworkOpen file
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