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A henge is a roughly circular or oval-shaped flat area enclosed by an earthwork, usually a ditch with an external bank. They are not found outside Britain and Ireland. They are often huge and used, probably for ceremonial purposes, around 5,000 years ago.
Image © Garyard Image © © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.Gawsworth Henge Image © Chris BickertonGorsey Bigbury Image © © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.Great Wigborough Henge Image © Great Wilbraham Henge
Image © Open Source Environment agency LIDARGroat Haugh Image © stubobGunthorpe Bridge Image © Heathtown Henge I Image © Bawn79Heathtown Henge II Image © High Cross Henge
Image © Ray Selkirk (permission obtained)Hutton Moor Henge Image © ryanerKilbrew Image © fitzcoraldoKing Arthur's Round Table Image © Chris BickertonKnowlton Henges Image © notjamesbondLittle Argham Henge
Image © © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.Little Round Table Image © UnknownLoch Migdale Henge Image © RhiannonLong Ivor Farm Image © Bawn79Longstone Image © ryanerLugg
Image © GingertrailertrashMarden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow) Image © Andy HMarkshall Heath Image © texlahomaMaumbury Rings Image © Maxey Henge Image © Mellerstain Mill
Image © Bawn79Micknanstown Image © drew/amjMiddleton Image © Milfield North Image © ryanerMonknewtown Image © © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.Mount Pleasant
Image © Muir of Ord Image © Naseby Henge Image © New Henge (To be named) Image ©  © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.Newton Kyme Henge (Site) Image © Robert GladstoneNormangill
Image © Norton Henge Image © © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.Nunwick Henge Image © Chris BickertonOld Yeavering Image © Overhowden Image © Robert GladstonePict's Knowe henge
Image © Chris BickertonPriddy Circles Image © Chris BickertonPriddy Henges (incomplete 4th circle) Image © drew/ALC/BessQuarry Wood Image © ryanerRath Maeve Image © Bing maps Rathfalla
Image © widefordRing of Bookan Image © Robert GladstoneShiel Bridge Image © ryanerSkirk - Henge Image © ryanerStackallan Image © Stapleton Henge
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