Hill forts · South East England
Woodhenge
In or near Larkhill.
Woodhenge — Neolithic henge and timber circle monument near Stonehenge.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Woodhenge is located in Wiltshire, with the postcode SP4 8LY. Entry is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Woodhenge is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Part of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic henge and timber circle monument near Stonehenge". Coordinates: 51.1896°, -1.7867°.
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See it from the streetimagery from 2018
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From English Heritage
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salisbury Plain SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class II henge and timber circle monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Stonehenge, in Durrington parish, just north of the town of Amesbury.
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Background
Architecture
The site consists of six concentric oval rings of postholes, the outermost being about 43 by wide. They are surrounded first by a single flat-bottomed ditch, 2.4 m deep and up to 12 m wide, and finally by an outer bank, about 10 m wide and 1 m high. Subsequent theories have indicated that the weight and pressure of the soil over the years could have caused the skull to fragment. After excavation, the remains were taken to London, where they were destroyed during The Blitz, making further examination impossible. Cunnington also found a crouched inhumation of a teenager within a grave dug in the eastern section of the ditch, opposite the entrance. Most of the 168 post holes held wooden posts,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1896, -1.7867
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Durrington
- Postcode
- SP4 8LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Phone
- 0870 3331181
- Opening
- Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q534028 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodhenge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Woodhenge in the rain - panoramio.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodhenge?
- Woodhenge is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP4 8LY), in the parish of Durrington.
- What is Woodhenge?
- Woodhenge — Neolithic henge and timber circle monument near Stonehenge.
- How do I get to Woodhenge?
- Drivers can use postcode SP4 8LY.
- Who runs Woodhenge?
- Woodhenge is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Woodhenge a protected site?
- Yes — Woodhenge is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Salisbury Plain SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Woodhenge free to visit?
- Yes, Woodhenge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Woodhenge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP4 8LY. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.