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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Easington BeachCountry: England County: Yorkshire (East) Type: Henge
Nearest Village: Easington
Map Ref: TA408187
Latitude: 53.645864N Longitude: 0.128564E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Possible hengi-form enclosure at Easington Beach, Holderness, East Yorkshire. The circular site identified as a possible henge monument lies within the parish of Easington, on the Holderness peninsula leading to Spurn Point. This area, which is susceptible to coastal erosion, is well known for its prehistoric sites of late Neolithic and Bronze Age date.
Previous archaeological work in the area includes the excavation of a Bronze Age barrow, with evidence of Neolithic occupation beneath the barrow. Other barrows have been identified from aerial photographs. Additionally large scale fieldwalking has been carried out in the area as part of the Humber Wetlands Survey (Head et al. 1995). Remains of a Bronze Age plank boat has also been recorded from the beach (Van de Noort et al. in press). More recently, a barrow was identified and excavated on the beach to the north of the henge, from which a centrally positioned inhumation burial, a hearth and late Bronze Age pottery was recorded.
More details in the report at English Heritage.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Grid Reference given is for Easington Beach Car Park
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