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Priddy Henges?

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juamei Nov 22, 2006 15:30:10

Replying to moss

I tried to get to Gorsey Bigbury the other week, but was stopped by a farm and very overgrown path. There is another henge at ST560500 which I have been to (no idea about the name), which looks to be of a similar size as Gorsey Bigbury. Whats left of the one at ST560500 looks like a classic although slightly small henge.

The priddy circles I don't really know though. They looked like henges to me, though the banks did a certain difference about them. IIRC they are low but not that spread out.

juamei Nov 22, 2006 15:31:42

Replying to juamei

ps They kinda reminded me of Disc Barrows. In fact there is a possible Bank Barrow and hence a Dorset connection next to Pen Hill Long Barrow & that is only 5kms or so from Priddy.

moss Nov 22, 2006 16:37:57

Replying to juamei

Thats called the Hunter's Lodge (maybe) henge, there's a bit of confusion because of the mound in the centre; either B/A disc barrow or a neolithic henge.. It has an internal and external ditch on either side of the bank, plus pits, and maybe the bank was a series of pits, its complex, could be multi period. All that taken from Jodie Lewis - did no one else in Somerset fork out the £35 ;) it also has confusingly another smaller inner ditched enclosure, probably for keeping the pigs in..