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
The three henges of the Thornborough Henges complex, looking south
The May King and Queen, Thornborough Central Henge, Beltane, 1 May 2005
Salisbury Plain
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Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering 300 square miles. It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Gro
Thornborough Henges
…a cursus, henges, burial grounds and settlements. They are thought to have been part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age 'ritual landscape' comparable to Salisbury Plain and date from between 3500 and 2500 BC. The monument complex has been called 'The Stonehenge of the North'. Historic England considers its landscape…
Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain
Typical grassland at Netheravon Down
The burnt-tip orchid (Neotinea ustulata) can be found on Salisbury Plain
The Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina)