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Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 28 September 2007  Page Views: 11996

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cadeby Henge Alternative Name: Cadeby Henge Project
Country: England County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Doncaster  Nearest Village: Cadeby
Map Ref: SK515997
Latitude: 53.491496N  Longitude: 1.225249W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Possible Henge in South Yorkshire. An archaeological dig to research a site known as Cadeby Henge got under way in Sept 2007. It is thought there could be as many as 20 stones, ranging from 15 to 20ft high, buried just underneath the surface. It is said to have existed in Bronze Age times and was sited near the former Cadeby Colliery site.

The mysterious past of the stone circle has been researched by the Society of the Don and Dearne - a group of history enthusiasts based in Bolton-on-Dearne - who are leading the excavation project.

If the stones are found then there are hopes to re-erect the circle to look just as it did around four thousand years ago.

Speaking for the Society of the Don and Dearne, historian Kenneth Elliff said: "This could very well be the Stonehenge of the north." [And you win the idiotically opportunistic quote of the month award - Ed]

"It is an exploratory dig, we don't know exactly what we will find but we are excited about it. There has always been rumours and tales about the site but now we have the opportunity to dig there.

"If the stones are found then we do hope to erect them as they were. The site is close to the Trans Pennie Trail and I'm sure this would increase tourism along that trail."

The project will cost £66,800 and has been helped by a £29,600 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Archaeologists Lloyd Powell MA and David Holdsworth, both from Sheffield University, will lead the excavation which started on Monday and is expected to last three weeks.

Once the excavation is completed the land will be returned to scrubland. Information gathered from the dig will be recorded and will form part of a travelling education exhibition.

Source: South Yorkshire Times, [who headline it 'Stonehenge of the North' - Aaaaagh! - Ed)

The Project Web site is here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Location given is that of Cadeby village, a more accurate location for the site would be appreciated

Note: Please shoot that man who told the media it was the 'Stonehenge of the North'
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Cadeby Henge
Cadeby Henge submitted by Vibracobra23 : Page 3 of the The Star (Sheffield) from 1st August 1998 featuring a full page article about the re-discovery of Cadeby Henge. Original scan is 1726 x 2177px. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Cadeby Henge by Andy B on Tuesday, 28 March 2017
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Aha - found something! From Discover Ancient Don Gorge - The story of Don Gorge from prehistoric to Anglo-Saxon times

Page 5:
The location at Cadeby Cliffs of early Neolithic material that may display ceremonial
elements is interesting when allied to reports of the ‘Cadeby Henge’, located near Cadeby Cliffs. Cadeby Henge (SMR 01968/01 grid reference SK 515 997) was
first observed in July 1975 when aerial photographs from the Doncaster Museum Flight
showed a crop mark of a circle-ditch broken in two places. Initial suggestions were that
this was a henge monument but later interpretations were less certain, suggesting that it
could be a post medieval feature associated with quarrying (see SMR 01902/01 in
Appendix 1 of this paper, which probably relates to the same feature).

Ceremonial activities at Cadeby Cliffs could also be evidenced by the discovery of 9
fragments of a Group VI polished stone axe that may have been deliberately smashed and buried (SMR 03766/01 grid reference SK 513 996). A second middle Neolithic stone
axe, a Group I Cornish Greenstone type 4b/c, was also found in the area of Cadeby Cliffs
(SMR 03765/01 SK513 997), although this one was whole. Although uncertainty surrounds the validity of ‘Cadeby Henge’ the deposition of unused or deliberately broken stone tools implies some ceremonial activities took place on
Cadeby Cliffs in the early/middle Neolithic.

More at
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-905-1/dissemination/pdf/Rev_report_don_gorge_Final.pdf

See also
Evidence for a late Iron Age settlement was revealed at an excavation at Cadeby Quarry, undertaken on behalf of Tarmac Plc in advance of gravel extraction in October 2009.

https://www.le.ac.uk/ulas/news/cadeby.html
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Re: Cadeby Henge by Anonymous on Tuesday, 28 March 2017
I was wondering if you explored the small quarry to the west in the bottom right hand corner of the field?
There is a large stone plinth laid on the floor and high on the quarry faces is a carved circle in the stone.
You probably know all this already just felt I had to share.
All the best Paul
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    Re: Cadeby Henge by Andy B on Tuesday, 28 March 2017
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    Hello Paul, we've not visited this site, the location was estimated from the news report. I've not heard anything more about that excavation either.

    Has anyone ever heard anything more about this excavation? Their web site is down and wasn't archived. I've found some references to local history talks by Kenneth Elliff so I'll follow up on that.
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      Re: Cadeby Henge by Anonymous on Friday, 31 March 2017
      Hi Andy thank you for the reply, I assumed the dig was on Cadeby lane, from looking on google satellite map you can see the trenches on the south facing slope towards the river don.
      I could be mistaken and this may not be related.
      All the best Paul
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Re: Cadeby Henge by Aluta on Friday, 28 September 2007
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We need a counter meme that would work against the "the Stonehenge of the . . . " or "___'s Stonehenge" meme.
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Re: Cadeby Henge by Condros on Friday, 28 September 2007
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I too wish some of these people would stop referring to "Stonehenge" everytime a new lithic site is discovered. It does irritate me that ANY type of lithic structure, from a few stones embedded in the earth, to grand superstructures are referred to in this manner. It also shows the complete ignorance of those making the statements, as to what period of Stonehenge's history are they referring to. ????
I guess that begs the question, why not refer to it as another Callanish, or Avebury ??
It is possible that those making the statements, know very little about Stonehenge in it's various stages of developement, or just don't care.
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Re: Cadeby Henge by Andy B on Friday, 28 September 2007
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As well as the most opportunistic quote of the month award, they win the most non informative news update of the week, namely:

http://www.donanddearne.org/news.asp

Wednesday 26th: Site work progressing well with assistance from students from local education. Visits have been made to the site by a variety of
people including some from establishments of some scientific importance. Interest has been shown by various media. (My italics. )

Thanks for that great insight - and I'm off to have something warm and on a plate for lunch.
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    Re: Cadeby Henge by coppercombi on Friday, 25 May 2012
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    whats the latest on the cadeby stones i cant seem to find any info on this
    i also know of an area where there appears to be stones arranged in a circle very intersting place ere might be also a buriel site contained within it in the Don gorge
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