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The Thornborough Henges is an unusual ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name.
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Thornborough and Henges
The three aligned henges of the Thornborough Henges complex
Examples of henges without significant internal monuments are the three henges of Thornborough Henges.
* Thornborough Henges complex in Yorkshire ;
Earlier monuments associated with a later henge might include Neolithic monuments such as a cursus ( e. g., at Thornborough Henges the central henge overlies the cursus ) or a long barrow such as the West Kennet Long Barrow at Avebury, Wiltshire, or even, as in the case of Stonehenge, Mesolithic post holes.
* already mentioned: Thornborough Henges, Knowlton Circles, Stanton Drew stone circles, Arbor Low ;
* Thornborough Henges, North Yorkshire
The three henge s of the Thornborough Henges complex
* English Heritage: Thornborough Henges National Mapping Project
* Thornborough Henges and the Ure-Swale Monuments, Assessing Evidence of Geospatial Intelligence in the Neolithic.
* Friends of Thornborough Henges
* Thornborough Henges: Air Photo Mapping Project, by English Heritage and Archaeological Services WYAS
* Thornborough Moor and Landscape Conservation Plan For Thornborough Henges Consultation and Working Group, 2005
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The stones are part of a wider Neolithic complex on the Ure-Swale plateau which incorporates the Thornborough Henges.
Thornborough and is
The current master is Dr Stephen Dowbiggin OBE, the Upper Warden is Daniel Caspi, and the Renter Warden is Rex Thornborough RD *.
Thornborough is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Valedistrict in Buckinghamshire, England.
Thornborough is the name of more than one place:
The complex is located near the village of Thornborough, close to the town of Masham in North Yorkshire, England.
The cursus is the oldest and largest ancient monument at Thornborough.
It is almost a mile in extent and runs from Thornborough Village, under the ( later ) central henge and terminates close to the River Ure in a broadly east / west alignment.
The better preserved henge at Mayburgh is also very close by, indicating the presence of a henge complex and possible ritual landscape similar to those at Thornborough or Salisbury Plain.
Thornborough and monument
In 2002 Tarmac Northern Ltd. expressed an intention to apply for planning permission to quarry Thornborough Moor, thus intending to quarry right up to the edge of the designated scheduled monument area.
* Thornborough: Neolithic and Bronze-Age monument complex, fieldwork by Newcastle University
Thornborough and includes
Its catchment area also includes the villages of Thornborough, Nash, Beachampton and Whaddon.
Thornborough and three
All three of the Thornborough henges and the narrow strip of land connecting them are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
Thornborough and its
The town received its charter in 1554 when Queen Mary created the free borough of Buckingham with boundaries extending from Thornborowe Bridge ( now Thornborough ) to Dudley Bridge and from Chackmore Bridge to Padbury Mill Bridge.
The village also has the earthworks of a roman village on its western border, in between Thornborough Bridge and the main village.
Thornborough and .
In 1638, Baxter became master of the free grammar school at Dudley, where he commenced his ministry, having been ordained and licensed by John Thornborough, Bishop of Worcester.
* Thornborough, Anthony M. F-111 Aardvark.
* Thornborough, Anthony M. and Peter E. Davies.
* Thornborough, Anthony.
For the village in North Yorkshire, see Thornborough, North Yorkshire.
The disused Buckingham Arm of the Grand Union Canal runs between Buckingham and Western Milton Keynes to the north of Thornborough.
Examples include the Stonehenge Avenue, the Beckhampton Avenue at Avebury, West Kennet Avenue and that at Thornborough.
Late in 2007 campaign group Friends of Thornborough requested a judicial review of the planning permission due to a number of procedural irregularities.
Henges and is
Henges sometimes, but by no means always, featured stone or timber circles, and circle henge is sometimes used to describe these structures.
Henges and complex
Henges sometimes formed part of a ritual landscape or complex with other Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments inside and outside the henge.
Henges and .
He discounts the role of Druids, as in Celtic tradition they focus more on the living world and were not involved with Standing stones, circles or Henges.
Henges are usually associated with the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, and especially with the pottery of this period: Grooved Ware, Impressed Wares ( formerly known as Peterborough Ware ) and Beakers.
Henges often contain evidence of a variety of internal features, including timber or stone circles, pits or burials, which may pre-or post-date the henge enclosure.
Henges may have been used for rituals or astronomical observation rather than day-to-day activity.
( 1969 ) ' Henges: internal features and regional groups ', Archaeological Journal, 126, pp. 1 – 28.
" Henges and stone circles, ritual and archaeoastronomy: archaeological research in Ireland and Great Britain.
Evidence at some early Henges ( Mayburgh Henge, Ring of Brodgar, Arbor Low ) suggests that there were staging and trading points on a national ' motorway ' during the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
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