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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
Thornborough Henges
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The Thornborough Henges are an ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name. They are located on a raised plateau above the River Ure near the village of
Henge
…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 its name to the word henge, Stonehenge is atypical in that the ditch is outside the main earthwork bank. Hengiform monument (5–20…
The May King and Queen, Thornborough Central Henge, Beltane, 1 May 2005