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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Text Pages >> Maxey Henge - Henge in England in Cambridgeshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maxey Henge
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Henge

Map Ref: TF12600772
Latitude: 52.655525N  Longitude: 0.336808W
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
no data 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
5
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Henge in Cambridgeshire

Henge monument excavated in 1956-7, 1962-3 and 1979-81. It has an outer ditch about 126 metres in diameter with an entrance on the eastern side.

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