1472 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers (1872) 169 Fra the march dik est.
1588 II. 191 [He] is begane to big ane merch dyk betuix Kilhillis boundis and my headrume.
1794 R. Heron 90 Let the landlords take upon themselves the expence of building every where sufficient march-dykes.
1897 P. H. Hunter 29 Then it's understood aboot..raisin' that march-dyke anither foot.