henge
Prehistoric British ring
A henge is a prehistoric circular earthwork consisting of a ring-shaped bank with an internal ditch, typically enclosing a ritual or ceremonial space.
The term comes from Stonehenge, though Stonehenge itself is atypical—its famous standing stones are a separate feature from the earthwork.
Henges are found primarily in Britain and Ireland: The area contains several Bronze Age henges.
Beam over an opening
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- post-and-lintelHorizontal beam on verticals
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
- capstoneTopmost stone of structure
bluestone · megaliths · dolmen · cromlech · menhir · stone circle · alignment · construction
Large prehistoric monument stone
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- Bronze AgeEarly metalworking civilization period
standing stones · circle · excavation · artifact · burial · ceremonial · ancient · barrow
lintel
Beam over an opening
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- post-and-lintelHorizontal beam on verticals
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
capstone · bluestone · megaliths · dolmen · cromlech · menhir · stone circle · alignment · construction · engineering
megalith
Large prehistoric monument stone
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
Bronze Age · standing stones · circle · excavation · artifact · burial · ceremonial · ancient · barrow · earthwork
solstice
Day of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
astronomical · sacred · worship · gathering · pilgrimage · druids · pagan · spiritual · ancestral · sunrise
barrow
Load carrier or tumulus
enclosure · Carnac · British Isles · downland · chalk · terrain · vista · horizon · countryside · preservation
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- ancient sitesPompeii, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza, Petra
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- ancient earthworksmound, barrow, tumulus, burial mound, hill fort
- ancient monumentsdolmen, menhir, stone circle, standing stone, megalith
- ancient structuresdolmen, menhir, barrow, cairn, tumulus
hengesettlement
Resolved dispute or colony
hillfort · dwelling · roundhouse · crannog · farmstead