Cana Barn Henge |
| Hob Uid: 53684 | |
Location :
North Yorkshire
Harrogate
Marton-le-Moor
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| Grid Ref : SE3608071850 |
| Summary : Henge monument at Cana Barn largely visible only as cropmarks on aerial photographs, but survives in part as much reduced and spread earthworks. The enclosure comprises a ditch and outer bank with opposing entrances positioned roughly north and south. Maximum external diameter is circa 174 metres. Two features within the parch marks of the bank may be pits, while several faint marks are also visible in the interior. In addition, within the southern entrance is a pair of conjoined parallel lines, resembling an elongated H. Flints have apparently been recovered from fieldwalking over the site, which is scheduled. |
More information : Henge recorded on OS maps and aerial photographs.
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This henge monument is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photos. It appears to comprise an inner ditch circuit describing a near-circular enclosure approximately 100m in diameter. There are two opposed causewayed entrances facing near north and south. This circuit is irregular in width, varying between 4m and 10m and may have been cut in individual sections. Surrounding the ditch is an outer bank. Similar to the ditch it appears to compromise of several straight lengths of bank rather than a smooth curve, especially on the western side. The embanked circuit has an internal diameter of approximately 150m. The tone of the crop around the bank is quite different from the rest of the field and this is interpreted here as an indication of a shallow hollow. This feature is present on the inner and outer sides of the bank and around some of the bank terminals at the two entrances. A double ditched linear feature aligned between the two entrances is visible as a cropmark within the southern half of the henge. This may have marked an avenue leading to the centre of the monument, where slower ripening crops indicate a slight hollow. The southern edge of this monument is clipped by a modern field boundary, the henge banks appeared to survive as slight earthworks on 1971 air photos but no upstanding remains were apparent on the 2009 Google Earth air photos. (7-10) |