Castle Dykes Henge
Castle Dykes Henge is a Class I Neolithic henge earthwork in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England, situated between the villages of Aysgarth and Thornton Rust.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic henge monument in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Dykes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aysgarth Falls and Addlebrough.
Aysgarth Falls
Waterfall
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Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village Aysgarth. Aysgarth Falls is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Dykes Henge.
Addlebrough
Peak
Addlebrough is a fell in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is 481 m high. Bronze Age inhabitants built homes and enclosures on the fell's southern slopes. Addlebrough is situated 2 miles west of Castle Dykes Henge.
Street Head Inn
Guest house
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The Street Head Inn is a historic pub in Newbiggin, a village near Aysgarth in North Yorkshire, in England. The coaching inn was built in about 1730. Later in the century, farmbuildings were added to its right, then in the early 19th century, the inn was extended to its left. Street Head Inn is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Castle Dykes Henge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornton Rust and Thoralby.
Thornton Rust
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornton Rust is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Yorkshire Dales about 2 miles west of Aysgarth, high on the south bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale.
Thoralby
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thoralby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Aysgarth, is within a mile of both Newbiggin and West Burton and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Newbiggin
Hamlet
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Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in Bishopdale, a side dale on the south side of Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England.
Castle Dykes Henge
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thoralby, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28129° or 54° 16′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.02871° or 2° 1′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6V7XJC+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 410104826OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17646263
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In Other Languages
“Castle Dykes Henge” goes by many names.
- German: “Henge von Castle Dykes”
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