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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gorsey Bigbury Henge - Henge in England in Somerset

Submitted by abuchan43 on Sunday, 01 August 2010  Page Views: 4019
England Site Name: Gorsey Bigbury Henge Alternative Name: Henge at Gorsey Bigbury
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Cheddar  Nearest Village: Charterhouse
Map Ref: ST48435584
Latitude: 51.299336N  Longitude: 2.741071W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 2 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
 4

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Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
Gorsey Bigbury Henge Listed on the O S map, sheet 141 as a Henge, this henge is approx 40 meters in diameter and looks very similar in construction to the henge at ST558497. (Drove Cottage Henge)

It is situated on the NE side of a hill and like the Drove Cottage Henge the entrance is in the north side. The inside of the henge is level and has a mound similar to the henge at Drove Cottage. This makes the internal ditch deeper on the SW side, 1.5 meters compared to 0.5 meters on the NE side. It has three blackthorn trees growing inside of it.

Access to the henge is difficult as the public footpath from the road leading to Lower Farm is now overgrown and impassible, access might be possible by asking permission at Charterhouse Farm.

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Gorsey Bigbury Henge Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
The internal ditch from the NW looking SE.

Gorsey Bigbury Henge Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
Taken from the center of the Henge looking out through the entrance to the North.

Gorsey Bigbury Henge Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
Looking into the henge from the entrance.

Gorsey Bigbury Henge Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
Looking across the henge from the ditch on the NE quadrant.

Gorsey Bigbury Henge Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
Looking across the henge from outside the bank on the NW quadrant.

Gorsey Bigbury Henge Gorsey Bigbury Henge submitted by abuchan43
Taken from the south bank, looking NW, the internal ditch in the foreground.

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    Re: Gorsey Bigbury Henge (Score: 1)
    by abuchan43 on Monday, 02 August 2010
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    For further reading on Neolithic Henges see,

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge
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