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Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs

England
List entry 1003620
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003620
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.6 hectares
Grid reference
TG 24163 06190, TG 23949 06175, TG 24061 05947, TG 24326 05425
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Arminghall is a Neolithic henge monument located near Norwich in Norfolk, England. The site was discovered through aerial photography in the 1920s, which revealed a distinctive circular earthwork consisting of a ditch with internal bank and a series of post holes indicating the former presence of wooden posts arranged in a circle. Radiocarbon dating places the monument to around 3000 BCE, making it one of East Anglia's earliest henges and an important example of early Neolithic ceremonial architecture. The discovery by air photography demonstrated the value of this archaeological technique for identifying otherwise inconspicuous earthworks and contributed significantly to understanding the distribution and development of henge monuments in prehistoric Britain.

Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003620. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs?

Arminghall is a Neolithic henge monument located near Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003620.

Who is responsible for protecting Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs?

Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003620.

What other scheduled monuments are near Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Woodhenge', Arminghall (0.2 km), Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm (1.2 km), Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall (1.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

'Woodhenge', Arminghall
0.2 km
Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm
1.2 km
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
1.5 km
Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm
1.7 km
Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
2 km
Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
2.1 km
Roman sites outside town walls
2.3 km
Multi phased site dating from the Neolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period east of Harford Farm
2.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs

Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~1.8 miles
Domesday entry for Trowse, Norfolk →
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