A cairn on the summit of a knoll, in the southwest corner of Scale Knoll Allotment,800m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.47283, -1.92986
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Coal Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Coal Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Variospora flavescens, Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat., Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens +36 more · last seen 2016
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Supine Plait-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss, Broom Fork-moss +18 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
Cup and ring marked stone, Barningham Moor 13
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Cup and ring marked stone, Barningham Moor 13
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham MoorHistoric site400 m→✦Prehistoric settlement and associated remains including carved rocks and a stone circle 400m north west of How Tallon Cairn, Barningham MoorHistoric site1.2 km→✦Prehistoric carved rocks and associated remains including cairns and a field system 800m south of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site1.2 km→✦Cairnfield and associated remains, 250m south east of Bragg House, Barningham MoorHistoric site3.1 km→✦A cairn and a carved rock west of Cowclose Gill, in Scale Knoll Allotment, 460m west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site800 m→✦A cairn, east of Scale Knoll Allotment, 260m south west of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorHistoric site1.1 km→ 2016
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Circinaria calcarea
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2016
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