Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRing cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd

Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd

England
List entry 1018559
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018559
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SE 04435 18251
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on moorland in Yorkshire, approximately 800 metres south of Upper Gosling Royd. The structure comprises a circular arrangement of stones forming a cairn, characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such ring cairns typically served as burial sites and may have functioned as territorial or ceremonial markers within the Bronze Age landscape. The monument remains an important archaeological witness to prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Pennine uplands.

Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018559. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd?

Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on moorland in Yorkshire, approximately 800 metres south of Upper Gosling Royd. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018559.

Who is responsible for protecting Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd?

Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd 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 1018559.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill (0.4 km), Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House (0.6 km), Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement (0.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd

Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~12.4 miles