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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hollingbourne Henge - Henge in England in Kent

Submitted by bat400 on Saturday, 15 September 2012  Page Views: 10556

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hollingbourne Henge
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.378 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Maidstone  Nearest Village: Hollingbourne
Map Ref: TQ8434355407
Latitude: 51.268000N  Longitude: 0.641100E
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
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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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.
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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
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Hollingbourne Henge
Hollingbourne Henge submitted by neolithique02 : An ancient ceremonial site the size of Stonehenge has been discovered on the North Downs. Image copyright: Paul Wilkinson (Vote or comment on this photo)
A ring ditch 49m across that has been excavated to confirm it is a henge. The site is located in a ploughed field and little remains besides crop marks.

A 2011 excavation found charcoal, burnt bones and pottery fragments.

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Note: Henge discovered beneath the North Downs
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Hollingbourne Henge
Hollingbourne Henge submitted by rhpb : The excavation, from a facebook post (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hollingbourne Henge
Hollingbourne Henge submitted by bat400 : Henge Plan. From: British Archaeology, Nov / Dec 2011,http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba121/news.shtml (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TQ8455 : Pilgrims' Way, Hollingbourne by N Chadwick
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TQ8455 : Pilgrims' Way by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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TQ8455 : Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne by Chris Whippet
by Chris Whippet
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TQ8455 : Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne by Stacey Harris
by Stacey Harris
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TQ8455 : Road sign at Hollingbourne by Stacey Harris
by Stacey Harris
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Re: Ancient henge discovered in North Downs by rhpb on Tuesday, 11 July 2023
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Some more info on digs in the area:
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/ancient-henge-discovered-in-harr-a60793/
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Re: Hollingbourne Henge by Anonymous on Sunday, 10 February 2019
What is the exact location?
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Ancient henge discovered in North Downs by neolithique02 on Wednesday, 12 September 2012
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An ancient ceremonial site the size of Stonehenge has been discovered on the North Downs.

The exact purpose of the site - a neolithic “henge” near Hollingbourne - remains shrouded in mystery, but a large amount of burnt bone and pottery uncovered suggest it was used in a ritual capacity for almost 2000 years, as far back as 2500BC, the end of the Stone Age.

Dr Paul Wilkinson of the Kent Archaeological Field School, which led the investigation, said the first tantalising clue had come in the form of a circular mark spotted in satellite images of a tract of land called The Holmsdale, near the Pilgrims Way.

Digging began last month and has revealed a 50 metre wide henge - a large earthwork consisting of a circular area surrounded by a ditch and a perimeter bank - which has horn shaped entrances to the east and west.

“I couldn’t believe the size of it,” said Dr Wilkinson. “When you saw it you knew it was special.

“It’s a magnificent monument which would have taken a lot of time to create. It’s a brilliant site.”

Also uncovered in the dig were antlers and cattle shoulder blades, which archaeologists believe could have been used as pick axes and shovels by the workers who first dug the henge out.

The lack of any sign of habitation within the circle further strengthens the theory that it had a ritual use.

The burnt remains of human bones are likely to have been from cremations, while its east-west entrances could have been aligned to mark the sunset and sunrise.

With the surrounding landscape blocked from view, those standing in the henge can see only the sky - so could the henge and its alignment have some astronomical or astrological purpose?

Previously discovered Bronze Age barrows, ancient springs and trackways nearby meant the area was long known to have prehistoric importance, but the discovery of a henge - rare in South East England and almost unheard of in Kent - makes the site doubly significant.

But the discovery of one so close to the Medway Megaliths - the ancient stone structures at Aylesford, Trottiscliffe, and Addington, also unique in the South East - adds weight to speculation that the North Downs around Maidstone was an area of great importance in Stone Age Britain.

Work will continue to date remains found at the henge, and further investigation is planned with a geophysical survey and more archaeological field-walking at Holmsdale.


Read more, with a photo of the dig at Kent Online http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/september/8/henge.aspx
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