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Submitted by johndhunter on Tuesday, 25 July 2023  Page Views: 118

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stony Marl Ring Cairn 1
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Scarborough  Nearest Village: Ravenscar
Map Ref: NZ9472600700
Latitude: 54.392975N  Longitude: 0.542619W
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.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
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
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
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
0no data
5

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Stony Marl Ring Cairn 1
Stony Marl Ring Cairn 1 submitted by johndhunter : Ring Cairn at NZ 94726 00700 – Image taken May 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ring Cairn in Yorkshire (North)

A bronze age ring cairn located towards the north western edge of Stony Marl Moor. It lies close by a track and just to the north of an extensive CAIRNFIELD.

Historic England (last update 2001) describes it as a bronze age ring cairn with a circular earth and stone built bank with an overall total diameter of 10m with the bank being 1.5m wide and up to 0.5m high. However the ‘HERR’ has a different take on it after a reassessment following the 2003 wild fire which destroyed the ground vegetation. They describe it as being up to 23m in diameter with a pit dug into it and interpret it as a ring cairn which appears to have been re-used as a round barrow.

Whilst the cairn is not marked on the present day (2023) 1:25 OS map, it is shown on Historical OS maps as a Tumulus such as this 1853 one HERE. When the map opens go to the bottom left hand corner and you will see Cook House (farm) just to the east of that you will see the tumulus above a sheepfold.

I also note with interest that the sheepfold does not show on later historical maps and looked to have disappeared. However it resurfaced after the wild fire and field investigators interpreted it as a possible bronze age ring cairn, however the fact that it was shown on the 1853 map as sheepfold dampened that idea, see HERE. However the supposition is not without merit as the poor condition of the earthen banks may verify a prehistoric origin and the enclosure used again at a later date.*

More Sources:
Historic England LIST ENTRY 1019700.
HERR MONUMENT 29704.
*English Heritage Research Department Report Series No. 76/2006 Page 19
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Stony Marl Ring Cairn 1
Stony Marl Ring Cairn 1 submitted by johndhunter : Ring Cairn at NZ 94726 00700 – Image taken May 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NZ9400 : Grass  track  over  Stony  Marl  Moor by Martin Dawes
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NZ9400 : Track acting as a bridleway, Fylingdales and Hawsker Common by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
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NZ9400 : Stony Marl Moor by Andrew Curtis
by Andrew Curtis
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NZ9400 : Standing Stone, Stony Marl Moor by Michael Graham
by Michael Graham
©2007(licence)
NZ9400 : Cook House by David Martin
by David Martin
©2017(licence)

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