Thesaurus Term/Concept: HENGE

Identifier 70096
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Circular or sub-circular enclosure defined by a bank and (usually internal) ditch, with one or two (rarely more) entrances. Of ceremonial/ritual function, they contain a variety of internal features including timber or stone circles.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (4)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (2)

Instances/Examples (10)

Context Record
Monument Type MDO6416 Church Henge at Knowlton, Woodlands (Monument)
Monument Type MDO2118 Disc barrow or henge north east of Eggardon Hill, Powerstock (Monument)
Monument Type MDO20918 Forty Acre Plantation: Neolithic henge (Monument)
Monument Type MDO2890 Mount Pleasant, West Stafford (Monument)
Monument Type MDO44397 Neolithic henge or later prehistoric enclosure, East Farm, Bradford Abbas (Monument)
Monument Type MDO44831 Neolithic Henge, Tarrant Monkton (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6417 North Circle at Knowlton, Woodlands (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6415 South Circle at Knowlton, Woodlands (Monument)
Monument Type MDO5657 Wyke Down Henge 1, Gussage St Michael (Monument)
Monument Type MDO42578 Wyke Down Henge 2, Gussage St Michael (Monument)