Henge
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A henge can be one of three related types of Neolithic earthwork. The essential characteristic of all three is that they feature a ring-shaped bank and ditch, with the ditch inside the bank. Because t
The three aligned henges of the Thornborough Henges complex
Avebury henge contains several stone circles
A lidar view of the henge and the site of two Roman forts at Newton Kyme in North Yorkshire
A lidar view of Ferrybridge Henge in West Yorkshire
Ring of Brodgar
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The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known
Henge
…sometimes used to describe these structures. The three largest stone circles in Britain (Avebury, the Great Circle at Stanton Drew stone circles, and the Ring of Brodgar) are each within a henge. Examples of henges without significant internal monuments are the three henges of Thornborough Henges. Although having given…
The ring with Loch of Harray beyond
Bren gun carriers of the 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders pass between the prehistoric standing stones 18 June 1941
The Ring of Brodgar
Neolithic settlement at Brodgar, (August 2014)