Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Another view of the cist-like structure on the edge of the moor, showing the slab on the top.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

As we followed the track that runs along the western edge of Commondale Moor northwest from the cairn group towards Gisborough Moor, we came across this stone structure, looking very plausibly like a cist, in the bank next to the track, at around NZ635117. There’s nothing on the HER, views very welcome!

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Smaller cairn at NZ63661124, the most westerly in the group.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking south across the cairn at NZ63831119.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Detail of the largest cairn at NZ63831119.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The huge cairn at NZ63831119.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The cairn at NZ63881113, looking south across the Leven valley towards Baysdale and Ingleby Moors.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Detail of the cairn at NZ63881113.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The cairn at NZ63881113, with the cairn at NZ63831119 to the northwest behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (29.7.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2025

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thelonious

08/05/2016 – Two of the cairns on Commondale Moor

thelonious May 19, 2016

Image of Commondale Moor (Cairn(s)) by thelonious

08/05/2016 – Decent sized cairn on Commondale Moor.

thelonious May 19, 2016

Sites within 20km of Commondale Moor

Commondale

Stone Circle • 0.42km SSW

22

1

6

2
Wayworth Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.88km ESE

7

1
The Bridestones (Commondale)

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.12km NE

13

2

1
Kildale Un-named stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.19km SE

2

2
Gisborough Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 1.21km NW

7
Hob on the Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.51km NE

12

2
Keld Brow

Cairn(s) • 1.52km E

4

1
Percy Rigg Standing Stone

Standing Stones • 2.23km W

2

1
Three Howes (Guisborough Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.4km WNW

1
Kildale Moor

Cairn(s) • 2.79km S

1

1
Cod Hill, Sleddale

Round Barrow(s) • 2.8km W

2

1
Percy Rigg

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

1

4
Black Howes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.96km ENE

2

3
Sand Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.08km E

1

1
Old Castle Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.38km ENE

6

3

1
Baysdale

Cup Marked Stone • 3.49km SSE

5

1
Kildale

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.76km SW

1
Highcliff Nab

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.84km WNW

5

1

1
Great Ayton Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 4.02km W

4

5
Box Hall/Castleton Moor

Enclosure • 4.21km E

1

1
Great Ayton Moor Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 4.42km W

8

3

1
Three Howes Rigg (Commondale)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.42km E

5

1
Lockwood Beck Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.43km NE

2
Westerdale Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.63km SE

6

1

1
Little Hograh Moor

Standing Stones • 4.64km SE

2

1
Moorsholm Spring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.74km ENE
Stony Ruck

Round Barrow(s) • 4.74km ENE
Moorsholm Rigg

Enclosure • 4.8km ENE
Crown End, Westerdale

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.81km ESE

1

1
Haw Rigg Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.07km E

1
Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 5.16km W

3

1
Freebrough Hill

Sacred Hill • 5.23km ENE

10

2

7
Airy Hill Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 5.53km N

4
Battersby Moor Cross-Ridge Boundary

Dyke • 5.55km SW

6

1
Roseberry Topping

Sacred Hill • 6.18km W

16

3

21

4
Gerrick Moor Dyke

Dyke • 6.45km ENE

1
Herd Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 6.62km ENE

6

1
Gerrick Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.67km ENE

2

2

2
Gerrick Moor 1

Round Barrow(s) • 6.7km ENE

3
Newton Under Roseberry Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.07km W

2

1
Robin Hood’s Butts (Gerrick)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.55km ENE

3

1
Elm Lodge, Danby Low Moor

Long Barrow • 7.65km E

2

1
Low Crag Dyke

Dyke • 7.79km ESE

3
The Old Wife’s Stones Road

Ancient Trackway • 8.32km E

2

1
Danby Rigg

Cairn(s) • 8.32km E

29

9

1
Sandy Lane Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.45km NNW

2

2
Burton Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 8.57km SSW

1

1
Soapwell Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 8.67km NNW
Danby Rigg Cross Dykes

Dyke • 8.71km ESE

4
Sandy Lane

Ancient Trackway • 8.9km NNW

1
Upleatham

Mesolithic site • 8.91km NNW

1
The Old Wife’s Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 8.96km ESE
Patterson’s Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 9.05km NNW

15

1

3

3
Upleatham

Round Barrow(s) • 9.14km NNW

6

1
Court Green Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 9.22km WNW
Howe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.25km NE
Brotton Howe

Cairn(s) • 9.38km NE

1

1
Pind Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 9.56km ESE

5

1
Mount Pleasant

Round Barrow(s) • 9.6km W

2

1
Eston Moor Carved Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.65km WNW

6

1

1
Western Howes (Westerdale)

Cairn(s) • 9.89km SE

1
Danby Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 9.92km E

4
Three Howes Rigg (Easington Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.04km E

1
Eston Nab

Hillfort • 10.05km WNW

13

15

3
Wolf Pit

Round Barrow(s) • 10.08km ESE

3

1
Easington High Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.43km E

13

3

1
Margery Bradley Standing Stone / Flat Howe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.5km SE

3

3
Black Dike Moor Pit Alignment

10.54km E

2
Round Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.55km SSW

2

2
Billy’s Dyke

Dyke • 10.59km SW

2

3
Face Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.61km SSW

3

1
Urra Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.69km SSW

5

1
Cat Nab

10.74km NNE

3

2
Brown Rigg Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km E
Brown Rigg Howe 2

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km E
Brown Rigg Howe 2

Round Barrow(s) • 10.81km E
Cheshire Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.92km SW

1

1
The Wainstones

Natural Rock Feature • 11.03km SW

16

1

3
Urra Moor

11.04km SSW
The Nan Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.13km E

2

1
Cammon Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.25km S

4

3
Urra Moor

Cup Marked Stone • 11.26km SSW
Warsett Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.56km NNE

7
Rawland Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 11.66km E

9
Temple Beeld

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.9km E

16

1

3

1
Roxby

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.07km ENE

9

1
Lealholm Moor

Ring Cairn • 12.07km E

4
Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.08km SE

5

3
Glaisdale. Black Hill Stone

Standing Stones • 12.15km E

3

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.16km ESE
Loose Howe

Cup Marked Stone • 12.17km ESE

3

3

1
Rokan Stone

12.26km ESE

5

2

1
Glaisdale Rigg Roadside Stone

12.28km ESE

2
Hart Leap Stones

Standing Stones • 12.32km ESE

1

1

1
Glaisdale Rigg Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.4km ESE

4
Duffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.41km SSE

1

1
Glaisdale Swang Stones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.45km E

6

1

1
Howe Hill, Newby

Round Barrow(s) • 12.49km W

3

4
Little Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.52km SE

5

2
Three Howes (Cold Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.73km SW

1
Stang Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.79km ENE

12

2
Street House

12.85km NE

3

2

2
Cold Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.88km SW

1
Lealholm Rigg

Round Barrow(s) • 12.88km E
Three Howes (Cockayne)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.89km S
Drake Howe

Cairn(s) • 12.91km SW

2

3
Peat Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.96km ESE

1
Newton Mulgrave Moor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.28km ENE

8
Blakey Ridge Handstone

13.88km SE

2

2
Kettle Howe

Round Cairn • 14.04km SE
Lord Stones

Round Cairn • 14.05km WSW

9

1
Ugthorpe Moor Pit Alignment

14.06km E

1
Newton Mulgrave Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.16km ENE

10

2

2
Flat Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km ESE
High Park Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.25km E

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.42km ENE

1
Trennet

Dyke • 14.52km SW

1

1
The Raven Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.66km WSW

5
Tripsdale / Bilsdale Bride Stones

Cairn circle • 14.69km SSW

5

5
Newton Mulgrave Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.75km ENE

5

2
Newton Mulgrave Woods

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.83km ENE

7

2
Newton Brow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.85km ENE

1
Stone Rook

Cairn(s) • 14.9km SW

5

1
Redcar Beach Submerged Forest

Mesolithic site • 15.01km NW

9
Horn Ridge Cross Dyke

Dyke • 15.05km SSE
Shunner Howe

Round Cairn • 15.12km ESE

1

1
Bilsdale Midcable Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.24km SSW

1

1
Traverse Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.28km ESE

2

1
Green Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 15.87km SW

1
Pike Howe

Round Cairn • 15.9km SE
Staithes

16.07km ENE

2
Hilda’s Well

Sacred Well • 16.32km ENE

2

4
Live Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.5km SW
Hinderwell Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 16.9km ENE

3

2
Obtrusch

Cairn(s) • 16.94km SSE

1

5
Live Moor Hill Fort, Whorlton

Hillfort • 17.34km WSW

1

1
Blue Man I’ The Moss

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.4km ESE

3

3
Wheeldale Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.41km ESE

2

1

1
Lady Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 17.64km E

1
Rudland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.95km SSE

1
The Chair Stone

Standing Stones • 18.16km SW

1
Three Howes (Spaunton Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.16km SE

1
The Wheeldale Stones

Standing Stones • 18.3km E

17

2

8

1
Murk Mire Moor

Cairn(s) • 18.59km E

1
Three Howes

Round Cairn • 18.59km E

5

2
Round Hill, Bilsdale West

Stone Circle • 18.63km SSW
Hutton Mulgrave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.72km E
Harland Moor A

Stone Circle • 18.85km SSE

1

1
In Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.92km E

7
Harland Moor

Stone Circle • 18.93km SSE

1

2

2
Hanging Stone (Helmsley)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.03km SSW

1
Sour Milk Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 19.1km SW
Wade’s Stone (South)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.29km ENE

10

2

3
Butter Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.32km ENE

1
High Snapes

Ring Cairn • 19.48km SE
Iron Howe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.56km SW

6

4

1
Wade’s Stone (North)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.58km ENE

6

2
Harland Moor B

Kerbed Cairn • 19.65km SSE

1
Harland Moor D

19.85km SSE

1
Harland Moor E

19.95km SSE

1