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Ring cairn on West Ayton Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 900 metres south-west of Cockrah House in Yorkshire. The site consists of a circular arrangement of stones forming a ring cairn, a characteristic monument type of the Bronze Age period, typically dating to between 2000 and 1000 BC. Ring cairns of this form are commonly interpreted as ritual or burial structures, often associated with ceremonial landscapes. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and stone structure on the moorland, contributing to the archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practice in the North Yorkshire uplands.
Ring cairn on West Ayton Moor, 900m south west of Cockrah House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017163. View the official record →
Ring cairn on West Ayton Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 900 metres south-west of Cockrah House in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017163.
Ring cairn on West Ayton Moor, 900m south west of Cockrah House 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 1017163.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow at North Moor, 120m south east of Forest Lodge (2.4 km), Northern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 640m south east of East Moor Farm (3.1 km), Southern of two round barrows known as Row Howes, 680m south east of East Moor Farm (3.2 km).
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