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 MLI50261 HENGI-FORM MONUMENT AND TWO BOWL BARROWS 500M EAST OF ST ANDREW'S CHURCH (Monument)
Monument Type MLI50260 Hengiform Monument, Owmby (Monument)
Monument Type MLI92156 Middle to Late Neolithic activity, Rectory Farm, West Deeping (Monument)
Monument Type MLI88486 Possible Bronze Age cropmark round barrow, Little Ponton and Stroxton (Monument)
Monument Type MLI82267 Possible Henge, Calceby (Monument)
Monument Type MLI98178 Possible prehistoric settlement (Monument)
Monument Type MLI43653 PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW, SCAMBLESBY (Monument)
Monument Type MLI43568 Shearman's Wath Henge, West Ashby (Monument)
Monument Type MLI40816 Triple Ring Ditch Barrow and Possible Henge, West Ashby (Monument)