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Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a monument type characteristic of the Bronze Age period and typically associated with burial practices of that era. Ring cairns of this type represent an important class of archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age ritual and commemorative practices in northern England. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork and stone feature contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric Yorkshire.
Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014329. View the official record →
Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014329.
Ring cairn on Gayles Plantation, 390m ENE of Shooters Well 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 1014329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation (1.1 km), Cup marked stone 165m NNE of Folly Plantation (1.4 km), 18th century copper mill 80m north west of Copper Mill Bridge (3.6 km).
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