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Multi-periodSite Name: West Heslerton Wold DykeCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.419 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (East) Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Village: West Heslerton
Map Ref: SE913733
Latitude: 54.147423N Longitude: 0.603711W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Misc. Earthwork in Yorkshire (East)
The present dyke runs from 54.148 -0.6029 northwards for one mile from SE 913 733 to se 910 749. Access: on agricultural/road boundary, covered by hedge growth.
This dyke runs north-south alongside White gate. Parish and landscape boundaries at West Heslerton reflect those of 1000 BC, which were probably for stock and grazing control rather than territorial. The village name possibly derived from hazel, an important food from the Mesolithic to historic times. West Heslerton is a rare example of continuous occupation over millennia.
The trackway was built along in Roman times, and the Brit-Romanos/Romano-Brits also built a complex at a previous water spring shrine. A large early Anglo-Saxon settlement grew up as soon as the Roman economy collapsed in 400 AD. Many `grubenhaus' grain storage pits suggest a fairly large popuation. The cemetery re-used the site of the Neolithic henge and smaller Bronze Age barrows. DNA Analysis showed that assigning gender by grave goods was misleading as some of the burials with weapons may be females and others with brooches and beads may be male.
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