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Woodhenge

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Woodhenge

Neolithic (New Stone Age) monument 4 km/2.5 mi northeast of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England. The structure is composed of six concentric circles of wooden posts, the outermost being 40 m/130 ft in diameter. The posts are laid out very precisely, suggesting the possible use of a standard measurement with significance in ritual practice.

Woodhenge, which possibly predates Stonehenge, may form a peripheral part of a greater complex centred on the nearby henge monument of Durrington Walls. This large circular earthwork, with a bank and ditch about 450 m/1,500 ft in diameter, probably contained several structures similar to Woodhenge.

The site of Woodhenge was one of the first to be discovered by aerial photography in 1925.
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He did much to improve OS maps, played a major role in the discovery of Woodhenge and saved the OS archives from destruction during the Blitz.
Grumpy old archaeologist by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
In five miles you reach Amesbury and further north on the A345 is Woodhenge.
A fantastic tour awaits by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
A mile north of Amesbury look for signs to Woodhenge and two miles south-west off the A303 is Stonehenge, though access to the stones is limited to organised tours.
Chalk and cheese by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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