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Great Ayton Moor round cairns are a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the North York Moors in North Yorkshire. The site comprises multiple round cairns, burial mounds constructed from stone rubble that served as repositories for the cremated remains of individuals during the Bronze Age period, roughly 2200 to 700 BCE. These monuments are characteristic of the funerary practices prevalent across the moorlands of northern England during this era, where such burial structures were commonly erected on high ground. The cairns at Great Ayton Moor represent significant archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary ritual in the region.
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 are 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).
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