Henge of Normangill
The 280 m high Class II Henge of Normangill in South Lanarkshire in Scotland is located near Crawford, 480 m south of Normangill Farm and south of Camp Water (river). It is one of the best examples of a Scottish henge. Henges are assigned to the late Neolithic period because of the Grooved Ware ceramics that have been found on various occasions .
The oval henge measures 61 m by 55 m. A modern path over 10 m wide leads from west to east right through the middle of the henge . The remaining areas of the wall and internal moat are pretty well preserved. The opposite entrances, which lie roughly on the north-south oriented longitudinal axis of the earthworks , are clearly visible. The gap width in the wall measures around 23 m and in the trench area 17 m. The earth wall is only 0.7 m high. The construction of a round sheep pen destroyed the southwest ends of the wall. The trench formed by an average of about 3.0 m wide berm is removed from the inside of the wall is about 4.0 m wide and 0.3 m deep. The interior is unstructured.
literature
- RJC Atkinson: The henge monuments of Great Britain . In: RJC Atkinson CM Piggott, NK Sandars: Excavations at Dorchester Oxon . First report. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 1951, pp. 81-107.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Atkinson defined several classes ( classes ) of Henge. Class I includes henges with a single entrance, a gap in the ditch and the surrounding earth wall. Class II henges have two or four entrances opposite each other.
Web links
- Entry on Henge von Normangill in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 28 ′ 55.7 " N , 3 ° 37 ′ 38" W.