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Stone circle, Mossy Moor Ridge is a prehistoric ritual monument located on the moorland of Yorkshire. The circle comprises standing stones arranged in a circular formation, typical of Bronze Age ceremonial sites constructed during the second millennium before the common era. Such stone circles served significant communal and possibly astronomical functions within prehistoric communities, marking important gathering places and celestial alignments. The monument's moorland setting reflects the open landscape preferences of Bronze Age societies for their most sacred ceremonial locations.
Stone circle, Mossy Moor Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008780. View the official record →
Stone circle, Mossy Moor Ridge is a prehistoric ritual monument located on the moorland of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008780.
Stone circle, Mossy Moor Ridge 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 1008780.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, Burnsall (2.5 km), Ring cairn on Kail Hill 380m north east of High Woodhouse. (3.6 km), Ring cairn 430m south west of Wood End (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone circle, Mossy Moor Ridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stone circle, Mossy Moor Ridge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.