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Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages is a Neolithic ritual monument located within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire. The site consists of a circular earthwork defined by a ditch and bank, characteristic of henges constructed during the Neolithic period, though the precise date of construction remains uncertain. Its position within the densely ritualised landscape surrounding Stonehenge suggests it formed part of the broader ceremonial complex that developed in this area during prehistory. The monument's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the enduring presence of ritual activity across multiple generations within this significant archaeological zone.
Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012376. View the official record →
Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages is a Neolithic ritual monument located within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012376.
Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages 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 1012376.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (6.8 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (7.9 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages'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 monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.