Small clearance cairns associated with prehistoric settlements & agriculture survive in moorland on Danby Rigg, North Yorkshire.

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Small clearance cairns associated with prehistoric settlements & agriculture on Danby Rigg, North Yorkshire. There are 100s of small stone piles on this high moorland, mainly the results of land clearance in the 1st & 2nd millenniums BC.

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Size: 4658px × 3655px
Location: Danby Rigg Settlement Clearance Cairns, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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