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<< Our Photo Pages >> Danby Rigg Settlement - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 21 July 2002  Page Views: 6821

Multi-periodSite Name: Danby Rigg Settlement
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: NZ7059605768  Landranger Map Number: 94
Latitude: 54.442425N  Longitude: 0.912958W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Danby Rigg Settlement
Danby Rigg Settlement submitted by Bladup : The large Danby Rigg ring cairn at NZ706057. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Enclosure (part of field system and settlement) in North Yorshire

For more information about this site see Pastscape Monument No. 28854, which tells us: "Situated halfway between the two cross dykes on Danby Rigg there is an oval ring bank which was identified as a Bronze Age ring cairn and excavated by Atkinson in 1863. However it was excavated in 1956 by Lamplough, who found no evidence of the central pit recorded in the previous century. Instead it is now considered to be one of the enclosures of the Bronze Age field system which covers the rigg".

The monument is also scheduled as part of Historic England List ID 1018782 (Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features).
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Danby Rigg Settlement
Danby Rigg Settlement submitted by Bladup : The large Danby Rigg ring cairn at NZ706057. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NZ7005 : Danby Rigg by Stephen McCulloch
by Stephen McCulloch
©2008(licence)
NZ7005 : Danby Moor Trig Pillar by michael ely
by michael ely
©2007(licence)
NZ7005 : Boundary Stone and Trig Point by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2014(licence)
NZ7005 : Trig point and standing stone on Danby Rigg by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
©2013(licence)
NZ7005 : Little Fryup View by T Eyre
by T Eyre
©2019(licence)

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 216m ENE 63° Danby Rigg (Slate Hill)* Marker Stone (NZ7078805869)
 230m NE 44° Danby Rigg Marker Stones* Marker Stone (NZ7075305937)
 329m NNE 12° Danby Rigg Cross Dyke (North End Farm Side)* Misc. Earthwork (NZ7065806091)
 339m SSW 197° Danby Rigg Double Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (NZ7050305442)
 395m NE 56° Danby Rigg Cross Dyke (Crossley Side)* Misc. Earthwork (NZ7092005996)
 421m N 11° Segmented Pit Alignment (Ainthorpe / Danby Rigg)* Misc. Earthwork (NZ7066906183)
 462m NE 52° Danby Rigg (Crossley Gate)* Cairn (NZ7095706058)
 467m ENE 71° Old Wife's Stones (Danby Rigg)* Standing Stones (NZ7103705927)
 492m NNE 15° Barrow Cemetery (Ainthorpe Rigg)* Barrow Cemetery (NZ7071906245)
 542m NE 50° Danby Rigg Marker Stone (Crossley Gate)* Marker Stone (NZ7100606124)
 562m NNE 22° Ring Cairns (Ainthorpe / Danby Rigg)* Ring Cairn (NZ7079906293)
 817m NNE 15° Danby Rigg Cairn With Standing Stone* Ring Cairn (NZ70800656)
 895m NNE 11° Black Nab Marker Stone (Ainthorpe / Danby Rigg)* Marker Stone (NZ7075806649)
 993m SSW 210° Hanging Stone (Ainthorpe Rigg)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NZ7011904896)
 1.6km SSW 200° Dancing Stone (Botton)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NZ7007604283)
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 3.5km SE 128° Hart Leap Stones* Misc. Earthwork (NZ73380365)
 3.7km SE 141° Rokan Stone* Marker Stone (NZ7298402936)
 3.8km ESE 108° Black Hill Cross (Glaisdale Rigg)* Ancient Cross (NZ7425304643)
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 3.9km SSW 194° Botton Cross* Ancient Cross (NZ6972402002)
 3.9km E 98° Glaisdale Rigg (Hill Top)* Marker Stone (NZ7452605269)
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Re: Danby Rigg Cairns by johndhunter on Monday, 29 April 2019
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[updated. thanks. admin] Attention Anne T: As per my previous comment Images PID: 172719, 172720, 172682 and 172683 should now be removed from this site page and the site page renamed to Settlement (Danby Rigg) or something similar. Also once this is done PID: 172671 should also be removed as it will no longer be on the correct site page. Hopefully at some time in the future I will submit a site page for the cairnfield at the northern end of the rigg and then repost so that it is on the correct site page
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    Re: Danby Rigg Cairns by Anne T on Wednesday, 01 May 2019
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    Thanks for the update, John. I've deleted the photos and renamed the site page, as requested. Presumably the Pastscape link will also need to be changed at some point, along with bladup's photos and descriptions, as these refer to the ring cairn? Looking forward to seeing your new site page for the cairns when you get chance.
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      Re: Danby Rigg Cairns by johndhunter on Wednesday, 01 May 2019
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      Hi Ann : That will be fine as it is, the pastscape link is correct, it explains that it was originally designated as a ring cairn but is now thought to be an enclosure, though that is not definitive. Also I have already added comments to bladups photos mentioning this, so everything can be left as is. I hope to eventually add more information to this site page which will explain a little better what is in the settlement area as it still has many funerary features as well as evidence of settlement.
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Re: Danby Rigg Cairns by johndhunter on Wednesday, 03 April 2019
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Anne T: You have pre-empted me when I made the comment about the large ring cairn being an enclosure I was laying the groundwork in preparation for a new site page that I am preparing in relation to the six ring cairns on the rigg. Recategorising this page to ancient settlement is the way to go however when I submit the ring cairn page then the photos of the cairns on this page submitted by myself will in the wrong place and should be deleted (after I submit new page).I am going to resubmit them along with other photos of the ring cairns that I have in a structured order on the new site page. Once I have submitted the new page for the ring cairns I think this page should then be renamed Settlement (Danby Rigg) or similar it will then cover those features in this area to the south of the single dyke such as enclosures, cairns , hut circles, field systems etc. All the ring cairns are to the north of the single dyke and will be on a new page.
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    Re: Danby Rigg Cairns by Anne T on Wednesday, 03 April 2019
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    Hello, John, Many thanks! What you say makes perfect sense and we look forward to seeing the new site page. If it's easier for you, I can simply rename the photos here so they go to the new site page - just post a comment and one of us admins will pick it up and action it, along with renaming this site page and changing the site type.

    Danby Rigg sounds like a really interesting and complex area, and what you are posting is adding a lot to our knowledge of this area, and I'm enjoying learning about it - really must visit one day!

    Sorry for pre-empting you. Will look out for your new site page. Many, many thanks for your really interesting contributions - please keep them coming.
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