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Ailey Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire. The monument survives as an earthwork of modest dimensions in the upland landscape. It represents evidence of prehistoric ritual and funerary practice in the region, though detailed archaeological investigation of the site remains limited. The mound's precise chronology and original form require further study to establish definitive dating and cultural attribution.
Ailey Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004880. View the official record →
Ailey Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004880.
Ailey Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ripon Minster Close (0.3 km), St Anne's Chapel (0.3 km), Markenfield Hall moated medieval fortified house with associated service buildings and park pale (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ailey Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ailey Hill stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.