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<< Our Photo Pages >> High Park Cross Dyke - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Shropshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 07 August 2004  Page Views: 6511

Multi-periodSite Name: High Park Cross Dyke
Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Church Stretton  Nearest Village: All Stretton
Map Ref: SO443967
Latitude: 52.565263N  Longitude: 2.823161W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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High Park Cross Dyke
High Park Cross Dyke submitted by TimPrevett : The very southern end of the dyke, where it terminates going into Jonathan's Hollow. The dyke is again bisected by a track, albeit more recent, and the ever present Caer Caradoc is silhouetted through the haze to the east. At well over 1100 feet long, High Park Cross Dyke is the longest of the main Long Mynd Bronze Age Cross Dykes. It stretches across a northern hill of The Long Mynd, to the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cross Dyke in Shropshire
At well over 1100 feet long, High Park Cross Dyke is the longest of the main Long Mynd Bronze Age Cross Dykes.

It stretches across a northern hill of The Long Mynd, to the edge of Jonathan's Hollow to the south, and across the hillside of High Park to the north. This forms a barrier east - west across the area concerned.

The northernmost part of the dyke is within enclosed farmland, where it is some 20 feet wide and 3 feet high, with trees growing along its ridge. Cropmarks have shown there was also a ditch on the west side.

The remainder is on open moorland, and easily accessible. These is a clear ditch, some 16 feet across, and 2 feet deep, making the joining edge of the dyke 4 feet high, with a width of 25 feet.

Some parts of the dyke have had erosion control of a sort carried out upon them. In places chicken wire is visible, stuck to the contours of the monument. However, there seems to be systematic damage happening to the earthwork on its eastern side, at the northern end on the moorland. Semi-circular cut-outs are visible at frequent intervals.

Where the farmland joins the moorland, there is a track intersecting the dyke. Parallel to the main dyke on the west side for some 200 feet is another lower, narrow bank. This is indicative of the strengthening of the earthworks, and likely points to the antiquity of the track.
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High Park Cross Dyke
High Park Cross Dyke submitted by TheWhiteRider : High Park Cross Dyke (Vote or comment on this photo)

High Park Cross Dyke
High Park Cross Dyke submitted by TimPrevett : This is showing the damage on the eastern flank of the dyke. If you know what is causing the damage, or why this damage might be happening, I would be interested to hear. At well over 1100 feet long, High Park Cross Dyke is the longest of the main Long Mynd Bronze Age Cross Dykes. It stretches across a northern hill of The Long Mynd, to the edge of Jonathan's Hollow to the south, and across the... (Vote or comment on this photo)

High Park Cross Dyke
High Park Cross Dyke submitted by TimPrevett : Standing in the centre of the dyke looking north; the ditch is visible on the left, and the dyke can be seen to continue into the farmland. At well over 1100 feet long, High Park Cross Dyke is the longest of the main Long Mynd Bronze Age Cross Dykes. It stretches across a northern hill of The Long Mynd, to the edge of Jonathan's Hollow to the south, and across the hillside of High Park to the n... (Vote or comment on this photo)

High Park Cross Dyke
High Park Cross Dyke submitted by TimPrevett : Here can be seen the main dyke on the left, with the ditch, and parallel reinforcing dyke to the right. The track in the foreground likely dates from antiquity, too. At well over 1100 feet long, High Park Cross Dyke is the longest of the main Long Mynd Bronze Age Cross Dykes. It stretches across a northern hill of The Long Mynd, to the edge of Jonathan's Hollow to the south, and across the hill... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO4496 : The Cross Dyke at High Park by Richard Law
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SO4496 : Path ascending Jonathan's Hollow by Mat Fascione
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