Cairns A & B

Cairn(s)
NY647119

Nearest town:

Appleby-in-Westmorland (9km NNE)

OS reference:

NY647119

OS sheet:

91

Latitude:

54° 30' 3.43 N

Longitude:

2° 32' 42.52 W

Added to TMA by

fitzcoraldo

Images (8)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by postman

The better of the two cairns

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 26, 2014

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by postman

The better of the two

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 26, 2014

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 26, 2014

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jun 26, 2014

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by Creyr

Image credit: claire heron

Creyr May 31, 2006

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by fitzcoraldo

The easterly cairn with the second cairn to the left. The 13 stones site is located at the lower house in the centre of the picture

fitzcoraldo Apr 20, 2004

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by fitzcoraldo

Possible boulder kerb visible

fitzcoraldo Apr 20, 2004

Image of Cairns A & B (Cairn(s)) by fitzcoraldo

The boulder in the centre of the easterly cairn

fitzcoraldo Apr 20, 2004

Articles

Cairns A & B

Cairn(s)

fitzcoraldo Mar 11, 2004

These two fellas lay on open land besides the Great Asby Road. The most easterly of the pair is the most interesting and shows the remains of a ditch and a possible granite boulder kerb. There is also a small granite boulder in the middle of the cairn.

Cairns A & B

Cairn(s)

fitzcoraldo Mar 11, 2004

The famous barrow digger Cannon Greenwell excavated these barrows and recovered broken bones from Cairn A and the scattered bones of two bodies, the bones of an ox and a later insertion cremation in a collared urn from Cairn B

Sites within 20km of Cairns A & B

Crosby Ravensworth Common

Cairn(s) • 0.1km ENE
Hollin Stump

Cairn(s) • 0.58km E

5

2
13 Stones

Cairn(s) • 0.64km WNW

3

1
Gaythorn Plain

Ring Cairn • 0.7km SSE

3

2
Raise Howe

Cairn(s) • 1.48km WNW

2

1
Thunder Stone (Great Asby Scar)

Natural Rock Feature • 1.7km SSW

3
Penhurrock

2.41km SW

10

5
Castle Folds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.78km E

16

1

2
Broadfell Cairn

Round Cairn • 2.83km SW

1

1
Sunbiggin

Ring Cairn • 3.04km SSE

7

1
Robin Hood’s Grave

Cairn(s) • 3.13km WSW

1
Cow Green Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.15km W

1
Little Kinmond

Round Cairn • 3.41km ESE

3

1
White Hag Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 3.7km WSW

9

2
Gamelands

Stone Circle • 3.75km S

54

2

8

2
White Hag

Stone Circle • 4km WSW

17

6

1
Lousy Brow 2

Enclosure • 4.09km ESE

3

1
Wicker Street

Cairn(s) • 4.27km WSW

8

3
Sunbiggin Tarn

Stone Circle • 4.88km ESE

5

4
Seal Howe

Cairn(s) • 5.24km W

7

4
The Thunder Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 5.32km WSW

2

1
Harberwain Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.41km W

1

1
Long Scar Pike

Cairn(s) • 5.44km WSW

3

1
Oddendale

Stone Circle • 5.47km W

37

1

9

1
Oddendale Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.49km W

7

2
Oddendale Cairn I

Cairn(s) • 5.56km W

9

1

6
Mazon Wath

Round Cairn • 5.62km ESE

2

1
Iron Hill

Cairn circle • 5.85km W

24

5

1
Oddendale Multi-Phase Ring Cairn (destroyed)

Ring Cairn • 5.86km W

1
Rayseat Pike

Long Cairn • 5.97km ESE

16

5
Gaisgill

Ring Cairn • 6.13km S

1

2
The Galloway Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.21km WSW

4

1

1
Castlehowe Scar Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.93km W

3

2

1
Castlehowe Scar

Stone Circle • 6.98km W

26

1

10
The Thunder Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.15km W

5

2
Shap Wells

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 7.28km WSW

4

1
Hardendale Fell

Stone Circle • 7.37km W

2

2
Threaplands (destroyed?)

Stone Circle • 7.63km WNW

1
The Shap Avenues

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8km W

31

3

14

2
Kemp Howe

Stone Circle • 8.09km W

46

4

9

3
Giant’s Foot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.86km W

7

3

1
The Goggleby Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.37km W

17

9

1
Aspers Field

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.46km W

18

2

1
Shap Avenue

Cup Marked Stone • 9.5km W

2

1
Skellaw Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.75km W

9

6

1
Gunnerkeld

Stone Circle • 9.83km WNW

62

1

14

3
Shap Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.85km W

1
Druidical Judgement Seat

Rath • 10.09km NE

4

4

1
Thunder Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.2km W

8

1

4
White Raise

Cairn(s) • 11.12km W
Rasett Hill

Round Cairn • 11.13km ESE

1

1
Waitby Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.44km E

3

1
Wilson Scar

Stone Circle • 11.62km W

1

2
Shapbeck Plantation

Stone Circle • 11.71km WNW

18

6
Croglam Castle

Hillfort • 12.77km E

3

3
Scober

Stone Circle • 12.78km ENE

1

1
Knipescar Common

Ring Cairn • 13.42km W

1
Scarside Plantation

Hillfort • 13.75km W
Knipe Moor

Stone Circle • 13.94km W

14

8
Mallerstang Pillow Mounds

Artificial Mound • 14.21km E

2
Mallerstang Bronze Age Cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.21km E

4
Cautley Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.29km SE

1

2
Selside Pike

Cairn(s) • 15.66km WSW

5

1
Rawthey Bridge

Stone Circle • 15.67km SE

1

2
Four Stones Hill

Standing Stones • 16.37km W

25

4
Low Moor

Long Barrow • 16.47km WNW

14

7
Towtop Kirk

Enclosure • 16.47km W

9

1

4
Leacet Circle

Stone Circle • 16.64km WNW

25

8

1
Leonard’s Cragg

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.69km ENE

3

1
Castle Crags, Mardale

Hillfort • 17.75km W

3

1
The Cop Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.95km W

19

6
Winderwath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.01km NW

6

2
Clifton Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 18.14km WNW

11

7
Moor Divock

18.23km W

2

4

2
Moor Divock SE

Ring Cairn • 18.28km W

19

4
Moor Divock Centre

Ring Cairn • 18.47km W

6

2
Moor Divock Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.56km W

2

3
Skirsgill Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.65km WNW

1
Brougham

Stone Circle • 18.75km WNW

2
White Raise

Cairn(s) • 18.97km W

8

4
Cockpit Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.1km W

11

3
Low Raise

Cairn(s) • 19.12km W

2

1
The Cockpit

Stone Circle • 19.31km W

41

1

5

1
Potter Fell

Stone Circle • 19.42km SW

2

2
High Raise

Cairn(s) • 19.89km W

4

1