
Likely henge, initial Neolithic – preceding the large henge and stone circle, and the later bronze-age grave building
Likely henge, initial Neolithic – preceding the large henge and stone circle, and the later bronze-age grave building
The banks are really quite deep; it seems too much trouble to go to if it was just the remains of the quarried land.
Feb 07
Looking towards the earthworks – Gib Hill is beyong the trees in the background
Feb 07
Looking towards the larger “unfinished henge” – there seems to be a banked pathway which connects the sites. Whether this is modern or not, I have no idea.
Feb 07
The view from Gib Hill looking towards the incomplete henge.
03/05. Snow filled ditches of the ‘alleged’ henge of Arbor Low II.
03/02. Part of Arbor Low II.
New photograph, showing well defined ditches in a near circle.. there is a defined flattened area and a perceived entrance
Camped in the field next to these last night and took the opportunity to have a good look around. Am now more confused than ever! They do look positively henge-like as you approach but there doesn’t seem to be any continuity and nothing is “finished off” Also, there is evidence of quarrying and there are a couple of large holes (now lovely – but very deep – ponds with ducks a plenty)
If these are the residue of quarrying then it seems that they would be less stylised to me. Also, someone would know because the quarrying would’ve been done in the last couple of hundred years, so there would be records, surely? BUT......why so many half henges???? Agh, it is frustrating. I’ll post some pix and see what you all think
No idea what is going on here and the light was too flat to see any real sculpting to make out a pattern or intention. In the same way that the short earthwork avenue heading out from Arbor Low looks incomplete or abandoned, so does this.
Well wierd.
Did they just give up?
No ones sure wether this is a ruined or uncompleted henge, or the result of stone quarrying. The Ditches lay just West of Gib Hill.