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Ring cairn on Gayles Moor is a Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument situated on moorland in North Yorkshire. The structure consists of a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring, typical of cairn monuments constructed during the second millennium BCE. Such ring cairns served ritual or funerary purposes within Bronze Age communities and represent important evidence of prehistoric settlement and land use patterns on the upland zones of northern England. The monument remains a valuable archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age practices and the ancient use of the moorland landscape.
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 Bronze Age ceremonial or burial monument situated on moorland in North 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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