Weston Hill

Nearest town:
Baldock (3km WNW)
OS reference:
TL256319
OS sheet:
166
Latitude:
51° 58' 15.14 N
Longitude:
0° 10' 16.97 W
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Image of Weston Hill (Henge) by ocifant

This is about all there is to see, unfortunately...

Image credit: Alan S>
ocifant
ocifant Aug 17, 2003

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Weston Hill

ocifant
ocifant Aug 17, 2003

This is definitely one for the completists. The henge does not appear on the OS map, but is mentioned on the MAGIC web site as a scheduled monument. The henge is about 1m in height, and around 65m in diameter. There are apparently two opposing entrances, identified from crop marks, in the East and West. The Icknield Way passes by and is visible to the NE.

I approached on the path from the NW. The henge site can be seen across a field surrounded by barbed wire, showing signs warning of Rat Poison and other evils. Staying on the path (marked on the OS Map), and skirting around this field leads to the field with the henge in it. Luckily, the crop had recently been harvested and I crossed to the henge site itself, which was heavily overgrown with weeds. Sadly, there’s really not much to see here, unless you enjoy staring at an uncultivated patch of land surrounded by farmland.

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