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<< Text Pages >> Enderby - Henge in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by enkidu41 on Saturday, 14 August 2004  Page Views: 6836

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Enderby
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.8 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Henge

Map Ref: SK551002
Latitude: 52.596809N  Longitude: 1.187972W
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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Henge in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Cropmarks show a sub-circular enclosure suggesting a possible henge.
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Holy well (Mavis Enderby)
Holy well (Mavis Enderby) submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : The Mavis Enderby Church which is a very old Church (possibly Medieval) which was probably built on this Site do to the Holiness of the Sacred Well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holy well (Mavis Enderby)
Holy well (Mavis Enderby) submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Pasture nearby the Holy Well Pond on which some cows are grazing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holy well (Mavis Enderby)
Holy well (Mavis Enderby) submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Picture of Pond that is nearby Mavis Enderby Church which must be where the Holy Well is. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SK5500 : A563 Lubbesthorpe Way at Grove Park by Mat Fascione
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