Verified51.1890° N · 1.7850° W · 110 m
Woodhenge & Durrington Walls
Woodhenge · Durrington Walls Henge
Late Neolithic·Grooved Ware·🇬🇧 Wiltshire, United Kingdom
About
About Woodhenge & Durrington Walls
Timber-circle henge (Woodhenge, 6 rings, 168 posts) and Durrington Walls super-henge (500 m diameter, 17 ha, 2 entrances, largest henge in Britain) – contemporary settlement of Stonehenge builders with over 1000 houses excavated.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.2600–2400 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Grooved Ware
- Purpose
- Timber counterpart to Stonehenge & builder settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.2600–2400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1284 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
51.1890° N · 1.7850° W · 110 m
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