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Greystone is a carved rock and Romano-British settlement site located 250 metres south of Moorcock Farm on Barningham Moor in Yorkshire. The site comprises evidence of Romano-British occupation alongside a carved rock feature, indicating use during the Roman period and its aftermath. The monument represents an important example of Romano-British settlement activity in the upland regions of northern England, where such sites often demonstrate continuity of occupation across the Romano-British transition. The carved rock element suggests ritual or symbolic significance beyond purely domestic settlement functions, though the precise purpose and dating of this feature remain subjects of archaeological interpretation.
Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017421. View the official record →
Greystone is a carved rock and Romano-British settlement site located 250 metres south of Moorcock Farm on Barningham Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017421.
Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor 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 1017421.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Holgate How (4.8 km), Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well (5.3 km), Cup and ring marked stone 520m north east of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor'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.
Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.