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Batemans Land Henge is a Late Neolithic ceremonial monument located near Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site sits on bedrock comprising the Hibernian Greensands Formation and Ulster White Limestone Formation, Late Cretaceous deposits of chalk and sandstone that underlie much of this region. The henge belongs to a class of monuments typically comprising one or more circular earthwork banks and ditches, which served ritual and communal purposes during the Neolithic period.
The monument occupies a landscape shaped by its underlying geology, with the permeable chalk and sandstone bedrock influencing local drainage and land use patterns. Henges of this type generally date to between approximately 3000 and 2000 BCE and often functioned as gathering places for ceremonial activity, feasting and seasonal assemblies. The positioning of Batemans Land Henge within the Lisburn area reflects the broader Neolithic settlement pattern of the Irish midlands.
The site is protected under the Historic Environment Division's records as a scheduled monument under reference 6620, ensuring its preservation and restricting damaging activities. Archaeological investigation and field survey work have identified the monument's location and form, contributing to understanding of Neolithic ceremonial practice in this part of Ulster.
Batemans land. henge is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6620. View the official record →
Batemans Land Henge is a Late Neolithic ceremonial monument located near Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6620.
Batemans land. henge dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a settlement site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Batemans land. henge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 6620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (4.2 km), Multi-ditched enclosure (6.3 km), Phil's fort. mound (motte? or raised rath?) (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Batemans land. henge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Batemans land. henge stands on Hibernian Greensands Formation And Ulster White Limestone Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Cretaceous. The rock here is chalk and sandstone.