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East Field crop mark site is a Neolithic henge monument located approximately 300 metres south-south-east of Northorpe in Yorkshire, England. The site is visible primarily as a crop mark and comprises a circular ditch and bank structure characteristic of Neolithic henges, dating to the third millennium before the present. Evidence suggests the monument was subsequently reused during the Bronze Age as a ringwork, indicating continuity of ritual or defensive significance across these prehistoric periods. The site's preservation as a crop mark rather than as upstanding earthwork reflects the intensive agricultural use of the surrounding landscape, though its archaeological value remains considerable as evidence of Neolithic ceremonial practice and later Bronze Age activity in the region.
East Field crop mark site centred 300m SSE of Northorpe, interpreted as a Neolithic henge later reused as a Bronze Age ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1423379. View the official record →
East Field crop mark site is a Neolithic henge monument located approximately 300 metres south-south-east of Northorpe in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1423379.
East Field crop mark site centred 300m SSE of Northorpe, interpreted as a Neolithic henge later reused as a Bronze Age ringwork 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 1423379.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Hall Garth Park (1.2 km), Village cross (2.1 km), Medieval settlement of Southorpe and field system, north east of Southorpe Farm (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of East Field crop mark site centred 300m SSE of Northorpe, interpreted as a Neolithic henge later reused as a Bronze Age ringwork'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.
East Field crop mark site centred 300m SSE of Northorpe, interpreted as a Neolithic henge later reused as a Bronze Age ringwork stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.