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Name:Ridge and Furrow and other earthworks 100 metres south west from Aiskew Grange
NY SMR Number:MNY25680
Type of record:Monument
Last edited:Feb 11 2020 11:59AM
Grid Reference:SE 278 900
Parish:Aiskew [2004]; Hambleton

Monument Type(s):

  • CASTLE? (Unknown date)
  • MOUND (Unknown date)
  • POND (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Other References/Statuses

    Full description

    1838 map divides this area into 2, souther 'Mickelbrack' and northern 'Brass close'. Rumor of a castle located at the back of Aiskew in this field. Most of the earthworks were complete until 1945 or 1971. There are several other fields located near Middlebrack Farm with the same name. (2)


    Archaeological Services WYAS, 11/2005, A684 Leeming Bar - Aiskew - Bedale Bypass North Yorkshire Volume 1 Cultural heritage a assessment and Geophysical Survey, Site no 79 (Report). SNY12328.


    <1> Golder Associates (UK) Limited, 10/2004, A684 Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar Bypass,Stage 1 Environmental Assessment, Site no 13 (Report). SNY11234.


    <2> Golder Associates (UK) Limited, 06/2006, A684 Leeming Bar- Aiskew- Bedale Bypass Scheme Stage 3 Cultural Heritage Assessment, Site no 79 (Report). SNY12311.


    <3> Golder Associates (UK) Limited, 08/2006, A684 Leeming Bar- Aiskew- Bedale Bypass Scheme Environmental Statement Volume 1 and 2 Appendices, Site no 79 (Report). SNY12327.


    <4> Alison Deegan Air Photo Interpretation and Mapping, 08/2005, Air photo mapping and interpretation for the Bedale Bypass North Yorkshire, AP Site number 12 (Report). SNY12330.

    Sources and further reading

    ---SNY12328 - Report: Archaeological Services WYAS. 11/2005. A684 Leeming Bar - Aiskew - Bedale Bypass North Yorkshire Volume 1 Cultural heritage a assessment and Geophysical Survey. Site no 79.
    <1>SNY11234 - Report: Golder Associates (UK) Limited. 10/2004. A684 Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar Bypass,Stage 1 Environmental Assessment. Site no 13.
    <2>SNY12311 - Report: Golder Associates (UK) Limited. 06/2006. A684 Leeming Bar- Aiskew- Bedale Bypass Scheme Stage 3 Cultural Heritage Assessment. 2006/08/30. Site no 79.
    <3>SNY12327 - Report: Golder Associates (UK) Limited. 08/2006. A684 Leeming Bar- Aiskew- Bedale Bypass Scheme Environmental Statement Volume 1 and 2 Appendices. Site no 79.
    <4>SNY12330 - Report: Alison Deegan Air Photo Interpretation and Mapping. 08/2005. Air photo mapping and interpretation for the Bedale Bypass North Yorkshire. Deegan, A.. AP Site number 12.

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