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Ring cairn on Gayles Moor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located on the North York Moors in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a type of burial structure characteristic of prehistoric communities in upland areas of northern Britain. Such ring cairns typically date to the Bronze Age, though some may have origins in the Neolithic period, and served as ceremonial and funerary focal points for local populations. The site represents an important example of prehistoric monumental architecture in the Yorkshire uplands and contributes to our understanding of settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region during the second and third millennia before the common era.
Ring cairn on Gayles Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012598. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Gayles Moor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located on the North York Moors in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012598.
Ring cairn on Gayles 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 1012598.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge (5.5 km), Franciscan friary (7.1 km), The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall (7.3 km).
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