henges
Ancient circular monuments
Henges is the plural of henge, a type of prehistoric monument found mainly in Britain—a circular area enclosed by a ditch with an external bank.
Stonehenge is the most famous, though ironically its prominent stones make it atypical; most henges were earthwork enclosures without major stone structures.
The term comes from Stonehenge itself, extracted backward from that site's name.
Large prehistoric monument stone
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
- bluestoneBluish-gray construction stone
- circleCurved closed shape
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
Neolithic · Bronze Age · monolith · alignment · ancient · ceremonial · earthwork · archaeology
Formal event marking occasions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- druidsCeltic spiritual leaders
procession · ancestor · burial · pilgrimage · offering · spiritual · religious · temple
megalith
Large prehistoric monument stone
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
- bluestoneBluish-gray construction stone
- circleCurved closed shape
prehistoric · Neolithic · Bronze Age · monolith · alignment · ancient · ceremonial · earthwork · archaeology · dolmen
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
druids · procession · ancestor · burial · pilgrimage · offering · spiritual · religious · temple · festival
solstice
Day of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
sunset · calendar · celestial · observation · midsummer · midwinter · lunar · solar · horizon · sky
earthwork
Constructed soil structure
timber · post · pit · labor · quarrying · transport · engineering · lintel · mortise · tenon
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- ancient sitesPompeii, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza, Petra
- ruinsancient ruins, ruin, castle ruins, Roman ruins, temple ruins
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
- British Prehistorystone circles, hill forts, burial mounds, standing stones, barrows
- prehistoric sitesLascaux, Carnac, Altamira, Cro-Magnon, Tassili n'Ajjer
hengestemporary shelters
Structures for brief habitation