Which Yorkshire headland is defended by the ancient Dane's Dyke?
Flamborough Head runs north to south isolating the seaward of the headland. The dyke and the steep cliffs make the enclosed territory and its two boat launching beaches, North and South Landings, easily defended. Despite its name, the dyke is prehistoric in origin, and Bronze Age arrowheads were found when it was excavated by Pitt-Rivers in 1879. It is a Local Nature Reserve. Flamborough Head and the village of Flamborough are the setting for the book "Bill Takes the Helm" by Betty Bowen. In the book an American boy struggles to save his grandmother's house – in which he, his sister and
W. S. Van Dyke Van Dyke's wishes, sang and officiated at his funeral. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, near his mother, Laura Winston. On February 8, 1960, Van Dyke received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Pictures, at 6141 Hollywood Boulevard. W. S. Van Dyke Woodbridge Strong "W. S." Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including "Tarzan the Ape Man" in 1932, "The Thin Man" in 1934, "San Francisco" in 1936, and six