The Gatehouse. The comprehensive listing of medieval fortifications and castles in England and Wales.
Home | Books | Links | Fortifications and Castles | Other Information | Help | Downloads | Author Information | Contact

The English Flag

List of Linear defences or dykes in England

Confidence
Certain
Possible
Questionable
Doubtful
Rejected
Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace

 

Name Alternative Name(s) County Remains
Green Dike Yorkshire North Riding Earthworks
Southwold Gun Hill and Higham Bulwark Hiham Bulwark; Fort Sussex Suffolk Nothing visible
The Downs Beach Fortifications Great Turf Bulwark, Great White Bulwark Kent Nothing visible
War Dike Steindic Yorkshire North Riding Earthworks
Barons Dyke Bishops Dyke; Bar Dyke; White Moss Cumberland Earthworks
Basco Dyke, Ainstable Cumberland Nothing visible
Borrowdale Dyke Westmorland Nothing visible
Clennell Street Cross Dyke 1 Copper Snout Northumberland Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Clennell Street Cross Dyke 2 Wholehope Northumberland Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Clennell Street Cross Dyke 3 Northumberland Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Clennell Street Cross Dyke 4 South East of Uplaw Knowe Northumberland Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Clennell Street Cross Dyke 5 Uplaw Know Northumberland Cropmarks/slight earthworks
Clennell Street Cross Dyke 6 South East of Hoseden Linn Northumberland Earthworks
Harringtons Dyke Roeburndale Lancashire Uncertain
Minsmere Tudor entrenchments Suffolk Nothing visible
Salkeld Dyke Cumberland Nothing visible
Scots Dike Scots Dyke Cumberland Earthworks
Sheringham and Cromer Cliff defences Norfolk Nothing visible
Weybourne Fort Norfolk Nothing visible
Weybourne Hoop Black Joy Fort; Waybourne Hope; Cley; Clay Norfolk Earthworks
Weybourne Hope Beach Defence Wabourne; Wauburne-hope Norfolk Nothing visible
Abingdon, Serpenhills Shippon; Northcourt Berkshire Nothing visible
Black Dyke Northumberland Earthworks
Crosby Ravensworth Dyke Westmorland Cropmarks/slight earthworks

This listing was last updated on Thursday, December 17, 2009

Home | Books | Links | Fortifications and Castles | Other Information | Help | Downloads | Author Information | Contact
¤¤¤¤¤