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Great Ayton Moor round cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire. The site comprises a group of round cairns, characteristic burial structures of the Bronze Age period, which would have originally contained inhumations or cremations of the deceased. These cairns represent evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices on the moorland landscape, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age funerary customs and social organisation in the region. The monument is now a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance and protected status as a key Bronze Age site on the North York Moors.
Great Ayton Moor round cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003664. View the official record →
Great Ayton Moor round cairns is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003664.
Great Ayton Moor round cairns 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 1003664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm (5.2 km), Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm (5.4 km), Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Great Ayton Moor round cairns'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.
Great Ayton Moor round cairns stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.