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| Name: | DOUBLE DIKES WEST OF NORMANBY |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY3112 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | Dec 20 2010 11:37AM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Parallel earthwork ditches enclosing a wide flat topped bank for either drainage or a park pale of medieval or post medieval date, and an area of ridge and furrow of the same period.
| Grid Reference: | SE 727 824 |
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| Parish: | Normanby [3094]; Ryedale |
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Monument Type(s):
- DYKE (DEFENCE) (Unknown date)
- PARK PALE? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Other References/Statuses
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 2043
Full description
THIS SURROUNDS NORMANBY HILL ON THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH SIDES AS A NARROW STRIP OF PLANTATION. THE NAME MAY IMPLY NO MORE THAN AN ARTIFICIAL DRAIN AS OF CARR DIKE TO THE WEST AND BE RELATED TO THE FLOOD PREVENTION/DRAINAGE WORKS OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
Form: Place Name FORMED OF TWO PARALLEL DITCHES STILL EXISTING EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN ARC. THE PALE TWO DITCHES ENCLOSING A 10M WIDE FLAT-TOPPED BANK WHICH PROBABLY ACCOMMODATED A FENCE! SUCH IS THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THE PALE IT PROBABLY REPRESENTS A LATE RE-DESIGNING IN THE C15 OR C16.
Form: Earthwork
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