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Whitewellbrae Wood is a Bronze Age henge located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated 60 metres east of the north-east corner of the wood. The monument comprises a ritual enclosure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such henges served as ceremonial and gathering places for local communities. The site is founded upon bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a geological formation dominated by sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that dates to the Osagean epoch and would have provided a relatively stable foundation for the earthworks.
The henge is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3369, reflecting its significance as an archaeological site. Its location within Lanarkshire places it within a landscape that contains numerous prehistoric monuments, indicating the region's importance during the Bronze Age. The specific positioning of the henge relative to Whitewellbrae Wood's boundary suggests careful placement within the local topography, a common feature of such ceremonial sites which were often sited to command views across surrounding terrain or to relate to natural landscape features.
Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3369. View the official record →
Whitewellbrae Wood is a Bronze Age henge located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated 60 metres east of the north-east corner of the wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3369.
Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a henge 60m e of ne corner. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bizzyberry Hill,fort & Wallace's Well (6.7 km), Gillespie Moat,motte,Parkmanse Garden (8.1 km), Prehistoric settlement and enclosure, 65m ENE of 21 Colliehill Road, Biggar (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.