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This monument is a henge with an associated pit-circle located approximately 850 metres north-east of Millfield Hill in Northumberland. The henge dates to the Neolithic period and comprises a circular earthwork formed by a bank and ditch, representing a significant ritual or ceremonial site of prehistoric date. The pit-circle, a feature consisting of a ring of pits, is a characteristic element of later Neolithic or early Bronze Age ritual landscapes in northern Britain. The site was subsequently used as a cemetery, indicating continued ritual or burial significance through later periods.
Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006458. View the official record →
This monument is a henge with an associated pit-circle located approximately 850 metres north-east of Millfield Hill in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006458.
Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill 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 1006458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman period native settlement 750m north west of Carey Burn Bridge (10.1 km), Unenclosed settlement, part of a field system, Romano-British aggregate village and group of shielings, 470m south east of Whitehall (10.1 km), Enclosed settlement 920m south east of Whitehall (10.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill'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.
Henge, pit-circle and later cemetery, 850m north east of Millfield Hill stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.