A dyke used to separate the agricultural land of a township from rough grazing.
Related Terms
| Term |
Note |
| BOUNDARY DYKE |
A dyke that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. |
| CROSS RIDGE DYKE |
A linear earthwork, usually a bank accompanied by a ditch, which runs across rather than along an area or ridge of higher ground. |
| TOWNSHIP |
A group of dwellings, associated farm buildings and land, held by two or more joint tenants usually working the land communally. |
| TREB DYKE |
A prehistoric linear earthwork, found only in the Northern Isles. |
