About Thornborough Henge

Thornborough Henge is a 5000 year old ritual monument consiting of three almost identical circular earthworks or Henges.

Measuring a mile in length, it is the largest pre-historic religious site in the British Isles.

A short film about the Thornborough Henges
(apologies for the poor sound quality).

Aerial view showing the three Thornborough Henges.

Henges years older than pyramids

An ancient North Yorkshire monument has been recognised as being almost 1,000 years older than the pyramids of Giza.

Researchers at Newcastle University have found the Thornborough Henges are one of the earliest major monuments aligned to the constellation Orion.

The 5,500-year-old earthworks, north of Ripon, and the Egyptian pyramids are thought to have been built to mirror Orion's belt for its religious focus.

You can read the full text of this article here:
bbc.co.uk/north_yorkshire

Learn more about Thornborough Henge:

Dr Jan Harding's Thornborough Henge website:
thornborough.ncl.ac.uk

Thornborough Henge at the Modern Antiquarian:
themodernantiquarian.com

Thornborough Henge at the Megalithic Portal:
megalithic.co.uk

Beltane at Thornborough 2011
Sunday May 1st - Starting at 12 Noon
Admission FREE - Everyone Welcome!

At Thornborough Henge, near Ripon in
North Yorkshire, Brigantia, England, UK.

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