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Scots Dyke
Scots Dyke (aka Scots' dike) is a 3½ mile long earthwork, constructed by the English and the Scots in 1552 to mark the division of the 'Debatable Lands' which had been historically contested by the Kingdoms of England and Scotland (prior to the Act of Union 1707). The dyke (a dich with earth banks built up on each side) stretches west from the River Esk, and still forms part of the border between England and Scotland. The English side of the dyke falls within Kirkandrews on Esk Civil Parish. Scots Dyke is a Scheduled Monument on the National Heritage List for England.
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Scots' Dike
- "....The monument includes the earthworks and buried remains of Scots' Dike, a 16th century linear earthwork consisting of banks and ditches, which was constructed to demarcate the border between England …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Scots Dyke
- "The Scots Dyke (or Dike) is an earthwork constructed in 1552, about 3½ miles in length, stretching roughly west from the River Esk, and still forming part of the border …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
Scots' Dike
- "....The monument includes the earthworks and buried remains of Scots' Dike, a 16th century linear earthwork consisting of banks and ditches, which was constructed to demarcate the border between England …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.visitcumbria.com/…
Scots Dyke
- "The Scots Dyke (or Dike) is an earthwork constructed in 1552, about 3½ miles in length, stretching roughly west from the River Esk, and still forming part of the border …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
