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Mayburgh Henge

Neolithic/Bronze Age henge in Cumbria, England

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Mayburgh Henge is a large prehistoric monument in the county of Cumbria in northern England. The henge is in the care of English Heritage and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is 400 metres from King Arthur's Round Table Henge.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Pennant plan

1769

Hutchinson account

1773

Magnetometer survey

1992

Millennium Stone erected

2000

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Burial Mounds
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Religious and Ritual Structures

StelaeSacred Wells
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Monuments
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial MoundsLandscaped Earthworks
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Astronomical and Timekeeping Structures

Stone AlignmentsCalendar Stones
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Transportation and Communication Structures

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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

54.65° N, -2.75° E