Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Cairn at NZ63531249, looking towards the North Sea coast at Marske and Saltburn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 30, 2025

Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Cairn at NZ63531249, the western of a pair on the north side of the track crossing the highest part of the moor.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 30, 2025

Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Cairn at NZ63561250, the western of the pair is straight ahead, with other barrows across the skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 30, 2025

Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Cairn at NZ63561250, the eastern of a pair on the north side of the track crossing the highest part of the moor. The two Hob on the Hill barrows are silhouetted straight ahead in the strip of shadowed moorland in the middle distance.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 30, 2025

Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The large cairn close to the summit of the moor at NZ63451234.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 30, 2025

Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Large cairn close to the summit of the moor at NZ63451234. Unfortunately the bird murderers have erected a shooting butt on top of it.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 30, 2025

Image of Gisborough Moor (Round Barrow(s)) by thelonious

08/05/2016 – One of a couple cairns, just either side of the high point of Gisborough Moor. The flattish top of the moor means the cairns stand out nicely against the big sky.

thelonious May 19, 2016

Sites within 20km of Gisborough Moor

The Bridestones (Commondale)

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.07km E

13

2

1
Hob on the Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.16km ENE

12

2
Commondale Moor

Cairn(s) • 1.21km SE

11
Three Howes (Guisborough Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.28km WNW

1
Commondale

Stone Circle • 1.56km SSE

22

1

6

2
Wayworth Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.02km SE

7

1
Cod Hill, Sleddale

Round Barrow(s) • 2.06km W

2

1
Percy Rigg Standing Stone

Standing Stones • 2.12km WSW

2

1
Kildale Un-named stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.39km SE

2

2
Keld Brow

Cairn(s) • 2.53km ESE

4

1
Percy Rigg

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.58km WSW

1

4
Highcliff Nab

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.84km W

5

1

1
Black Howes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.04km ENE

2

3
Old Castle Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.65km E

6

3

1
Great Ayton Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 3.76km WSW

4

5
Sand Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.77km E

1

1
Kildale Moor

Cairn(s) • 3.94km SSE

1

1
Lockwood Beck Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.08km ENE

2
Great Ayton Moor Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 4.14km WSW

8

3

1
Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 4.39km W

3

1
Kildale

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.44km SW

1
Airy Hill Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 4.46km N

4
Baysdale

Cup Marked Stone • 4.66km SSE

5

1
Moorsholm Spring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.04km E
Stony Ruck

Round Barrow(s) • 5.04km E
Box Hall/Castleton Moor

Enclosure • 5.1km E

1

1
Three Howes Rigg (Commondale)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.12km E

5

1
Moorsholm Rigg

Enclosure • 5.16km E
Freebrough Hill

Sacred Hill • 5.41km ENE

10

2

7
Roseberry Topping

Sacred Hill • 5.64km W

16

3

21

4
Haw Rigg Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.65km E

1
Westerdale Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.82km SE

6

1

1
Little Hograh Moor

Standing Stones • 5.84km SE

2

1
Crown End, Westerdale

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.96km ESE

1

1
Battersby Moor Cross-Ridge Boundary

Dyke • 6.35km SSW

6

1
Newton Under Roseberry Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.47km W

2

1
Gerrick Moor Dyke

Dyke • 6.9km E

1
Herd Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 7km E

6

1
Gerrick Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.05km E

2

2

2
Gerrick Moor 1

Round Barrow(s) • 7.12km E

3
Sandy Lane Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.26km NNW

2

2
Soapwell Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 7.48km NNW
Sandy Lane

Ancient Trackway • 7.71km NNW

1
Upleatham

Mesolithic site • 7.76km N

1
Patterson’s Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 7.85km NNW

15

1

3

3
Upleatham

Round Barrow(s) • 7.95km NNW

6

1
Robin Hood’s Butts (Gerrick)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.97km E

3

1
Court Green Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 8.1km WNW
Elm Ledge, Danby Low Moor

Long Barrow • 8.15km E

2

1
Howe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.56km NE
Eston Moor Carved Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.66km W

6

1

1
Mount Pleasant

Round Barrow(s) • 8.68km W

2

1
Brotton Howe

Cairn(s) • 8.76km NE

1

1
Low Crag Dyke

Dyke • 8.95km ESE

3
Eston Nab

Hillfort • 9.02km WNW

13

15

3
The Old Wife’s Stones Road

Ancient Trackway • 9.3km ESE

2

1
Danby Rigg

Cairn(s) • 9.3km ESE

29

9

1
Burton Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 9.53km SSW

1

1
Danby Rigg Cross Dykes

Dyke • 9.74km ESE

4
Cat Nab

9.77km NNE

3

2
The Old Wife’s Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 9.97km ESE
Three Howes Rigg (Easington Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.54km E

1
Danby Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 10.57km E

4
Pind Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 10.67km ESE

5

1
Warsett Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.76km NE

7
Easington High Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.91km E

13

3

1
Black Dike Moor Pit Alignment

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.03km E

2
Western Howes (Westerdale)

Cairn(s) • 11.09km SE

1
Wolf Pit

Round Barrow(s) • 11.21km ESE

3

1
Brown Rigg Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km E
Billy’s Dyke

Dyke • 11.4km SSW

2

3
Round Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.46km SSW

2

2
Urra Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.54km SSW

5

1
Face Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.55km SSW

3

1
The Nan Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.56km E

2

1
The Wainstones

Natural Rock Feature • 11.59km SW

16

1

3
Cheshire Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.7km SSW

1

1
Margery Bradley Standing Stone / Flat Howe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.71km SE

3

3
Urra Moor

11.9km SSW
Roxby

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.04km ENE

9

1
Urra Moor

Cup Marked Stone • 12.14km SSW
Howe Hill, Newby

Round Barrow(s) • 12.17km WSW

3

4
Rawland Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.26km E

9
Cammon Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.35km S

4

3
Temple Beeld

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.43km E

16

1

3

1
Street House

12.44km ENE

3

2

2
Lealholm Moor

Ring Cairn • 12.67km E

4
Stang Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.99km ENE

12

2
Glaisdale. Black Hill Stone

Standing Stones • 13.1km ESE

3

1
Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.29km SE

5

3
Glaisdale Rigg Roadside Stone

13.3km ESE

2
Glaisdale Swang Stones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.32km E

6

1

1
Rokan Stone

13.33km ESE

5

2

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.34km SE
Loose Howe

Cup Marked Stone • 13.35km SE

3

3

1
Hart Leap Stones

Standing Stones • 13.35km ESE

1

1

1
Three Howes (Cold Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.36km SW

1
Drake Howe

Cairn(s) • 13.39km SW

2

3
Glaisdale Rigg Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.43km ESE

4
Newton Mulgrave Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.48km ENE

8
Lealholm Rigg

Round Barrow(s) • 13.49km E
Cold Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 13.51km SW

1
Duffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.58km SSE

1

1
Little Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.73km SE

5

2
Redcar Beach Submerged Forest

Mesolithic site • 13.81km NW

9
Three Howes (Cockayne)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.02km S
Peat Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.06km ESE

1
Newton Mulgrave Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.33km ENE

10

2

2
Lord Stones

Round Cairn • 14.44km SW

9

1
Ugthorpe Moor Pit Alignment

14.57km E

1
High Park Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.74km E

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.82km E

1
Newton Mulgrave Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.97km ENE

5

2
Newton Brow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.03km ENE

1
Newton Mulgrave Woods

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.06km ENE

7

2
The Raven Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.07km SW

5
Blakey Ridge Handstone

15.09km SE

2

2
Kettle Howe

Round Cairn • 15.25km SE
Trennet

Dyke • 15.28km SW

1

1
Flat Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 15.31km ESE
Stone Rook

Cairn(s) • 15.37km SW

5

1
Tripsdale / Bilsdale Bride Stones

Cairn circle • 15.59km SSW

5

5
Staithes

15.92km ENE

2
Bilsdale Midcable Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.15km SSW

1

1
Horn Ridge Cross Dyke

Dyke • 16.24km SSE
Shunner Howe

Round Cairn • 16.24km ESE

1

1
Hilda’s Well

Sacred Well • 16.3km ENE

2

4
Traverse Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.36km ESE

2

1
Green Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 16.56km SW

1
Hinderwell Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 16.84km ENE

3

2
Live Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.91km SW
Pike Howe

Round Cairn • 17.11km SE
Live Moor Hill Fort, Whorlton

Hillfort • 17.73km SW

1

1
Obtrusch

Cairn(s) • 18.13km SSE

1

5
Lady Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 18.24km E

1
Blue Man I’ The Moss

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.47km ESE

3

3
Wheeldale Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 18.48km ESE

2

1

1
The Chair Stone

Standing Stones • 18.77km SW

1
Rudland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.13km SSE

1
The Wheeldale Stones

Standing Stones • 19.15km E

17

2

8

1
Hutton Mulgrave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.26km E
Three Howes (Spaunton Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.36km SE

1
Butter Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.49km ENE

1
Round Hill, Bilsdale West

Stone Circle • 19.51km SSW
Murk Mire Moor

Cairn(s) • 19.54km ESE

1
Three Howes

Round Cairn • 19.54km ESE

5

2
Wade’s Stone (South)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.6km ENE

10

2

3
Wade’s Stone (North)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.8km ENE

6

2
In Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.8km E

7
Sour Milk Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 19.93km SSW