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 (9)

Context Record
Monument Type MKE76294 A cropmark of a probable henge, to the southwest of Bexon (Monument)
Monument Type MKE91975 Bronze Age ring-ditch discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) (Monument)
Monument Type MKE7747 Cropmark of barrow, near North Foreland Lighthouse, Broadstairs and St. Peters (Monument)
Monument Type MKE7988 Enclosure soilmark, Monkton parish (Monument)
Monument Type MKE117055 Late Neolithic/early Bronze Age Barrow 5 - Plateau 6 Thanet Earth (Monument)
Monument Type MKE99502 Neolithic enclosure and triple-ditched Early Bronze Age barrow, Lord of the Manor (Monument)
Monument Type MKE17483 Neolithic to Early Roman activity, including pits, cremations, and ditches, at Tutt Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MKE8103 Prehistoric barrows, enclosures etc found north of Bethlehem Farm, Minster, Thanet (Monument)
Monument Type MKE15696 Ring ditch and enclosure cropmarks, Kent International Business Park, Acol (Monument)