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The sun sets over an open field near Ripon, the mist rises, and the gentle undulations carpeted by the grass resolve themselves into a shape: a circle, huge, over 200m across. Great banks now lost to time and the plough. Once deep ditches now mere shadows in the ground. This is a 4,500 year old … More Sunset over Cana Barn Henge
Early autumn. As the nights begin to draw in, as the equinox passes and the light wanes earlier each day, this is the time when the long shadow of the coming winter is felt in early morning chills across the land. We mourn the dying of the summer with feasts and festivals, shamelessly stolen from … More Northern Lights over Thornborough Henge
This is Cana Barn Henge, lying 15km southeast of the Thornborough henges and has an outer diameter of approximately 184m. I took this drone photo in July 2023. There was a heatwave in June and cattle had been in this grass field just a few weeks before. As can be noted there are strange patterns … More Cana Barn Henge
The monograph, Cult, Religion and Pilgrimage, can be downloaded for free at the link below. Speaking as its principal author, I was delighted when it was made freely available by the Council for British Archaeology. Published ten years ago, the monograph is now out-of-date, and no doubt many of its interpretations will not stand the … More Cult, Religion and Pilgrimage monograph
Last year Tony Hunt, then Chair of the Council for British Archaeology in Yorkshire published a paper speculating on the Neolithic henges of Yorkshire and speculating how they managed to get such consistency of size and structure 4,500 years ago. Here is the file, please feel free to download, read, comment and argue (or Like!) … More Neolithic henges of Yorkshire
Geoff Harris is an amateur archaeologist whose primary interest is in the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. His interest stemmed from over 20 years ago when he found that his home and surrounding land was revealing large volumes of worked flint. With a scientific and chartered engineering background, Geoff now uses state-of-the-art technologies to … More Introducing Geoff Harris
The owners of the Thornborough Northern henge have recently erected new entrance gates and put down a hard standing – no doubt to enhance its presentation for its launch onto the market for sale. I have mixed feelings about this. What do folks think?
Whilst the southern and central henges are open to the public, that is not the case with the privately-owned and wooded northern henge. Here the trees have been both a blessing and a curse, with road-building destroying its eastern section without any archaeological recording. Yet, parts of this monument- most notably its inner ditch and … More Northern Henge for sale
Stunning drone footage of Thornborough from earlier this year published by The Guardian.
We warmly welcome English Heritage’s ownership, care, and maintenance of the central and southern henges at Thornborough. The earthworks themselves have been badly disturbed in recent years by rabbit damage, so an appropriate management plan will be hugely beneficial. And the appearance of signage, informing people of what lies before them, is another very positive … More English Heritage care of Thornborough
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