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 (8)

Context Record
Monument Type MNF6100 Arminghall Henge (Monument)
Monument Type MNF78136 Cropmark and possible earthwork of a probable Bronze Age round barrow or Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age henge-like monument (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF1018 Cropmark hengiform monument (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF18432 Earthworks of possible henge or hengiform monument (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF44584 Neolithic to Bronze Age ring ditch or henge (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF44568 Possible Bronze Age ring ditch (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF9582 Possible Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age henge monument (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF43871 Probable Neolithic or Bronze Age ring ditch (Cropmark and Earthwork)