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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Thornborough N Alternative Name: Thornborough North, Camp WoodCountry: England
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County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Masham Nearest Village: West Tanfield
Map Ref: SE28058005 Landranger Map Number: 99
Latitude: 54.215419N Longitude: 1.571366W
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 |
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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 |
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TheCaptain visited on 27th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Back to the car for the small drive round to the woodland at the western side of the northern henge, and there was room to park, and then follow one of several paths into the woodland. This northern henge is much more like it, very well preserved, both the banks and internal ditch. The atmosphere in this woodland is much more pleasant than the open fields of the other two. Time to look for a pub and a pint.
kthdsn visited on 13th Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
drolaf visited on 17th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Anne T visited on 14th Jul 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 After visiting Thorborough Central (and having tried to see where Thornborough South was), we went back to the Northern Henge. Having driven past the first time and failed to find somewhere to park, this time we spotted where other people had parked, complete with a gap in the trees to nip through.
The henge is completely covered in trees, although the outer banks, berm and inner ditch are visible, although not conducive to good photography. There is a footpath which leads all the way round the berm.
We managed to get to the southern entrance of the henge and looked out to central henge. I've submitted a photograph of the view from one henge to another on the 'Thornborough Central' page.
With the sun coming through the trees and no-one else around, this was a very atmospheric spot.
Richard13 visited on 1st Jan 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.8 Ambience: 3.8 Access: 3.6
There's a good description of the Ure-Swale plateau in Julian Cope's Modern Antiquarian, which I can heartily recommend.
The northern of Thornborough Henges, the one in woodland, was put up for sale in June 2023, guide price £200,000. Unlike the two southern henges, this one was privately owned and public access is was permitted. This is due to change.
Note: English Heritage acquires the final of the three henges - Thornborough North, attracting an uncontroversial comment from the PM (for a change)
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