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Ring cairn at Juniper Gill, Ellerton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on moorland in Yorkshire. The structure consists of a circular arrangement of stones surrounding a central burial deposit, a form typical of ring cairns constructed during the second millennium before the present era. The site represents an important example of prehistoric funerary practice on the Yorkshire uplands, where such monuments cluster in significant numbers. The ring cairn survives as an upstanding archaeological feature and forms part of the broader landscape of Bronze Age ritual and burial activity characteristic of the region.
Ring cairn at Juniper Gill, Ellerton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012597. View the official record →
Ring cairn at Juniper Gill, Ellerton Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on moorland in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012597.
Ring cairn at Juniper Gill, Ellerton 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 1012597.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (4.7 km), Cairn 255m south west of Moor House Farm (5.1 km), Bolton Castle (5.8 km).
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