Thornborough Henges

The Thornborough Henges are an ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name. They are located on a raised plateau above the River Ure near the village of Thornborough in North Yorkshire, England.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: Neolithic henge monument complex in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Earth circles, cursus, pit alignments and burial sites near Nosterfield and Thornborough, including Centre Hill round barrow”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marmion Tower and Freemasons’ Arms.

Marmion Tower

Historic building

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Marmion Tower, also known historically as Tanfield Castle, is a 15th-century gatehouse near the village of West Tanfield in North Yorkshire, England. It survived the destruction of the surrounding fortified manor and is now managed by English Heritage. Marmion Tower is situated 1¼ miles west of Thornborough Henges.

Freemasons’ Arms

Pub

Photo: John Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Freemasons' Arms is a historic pub on The Green in Nosterfield, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The building was constructed in the late 18th century, and it became a pub in 1851. Freemasons’ Arms is situated 1 mile northwest of Thornborough Henges.

Bull Inn

Pub

Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bull Inn is a historic pub on Church Street in West Tanfield, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The pub was probably built in 1699; a reset datestone is to the left of one of the doors. Bull Inn is situated 1 mile west of Thornborough Henges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornborough and Nosterfield.

Thornborough

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornborough is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 7 miles south of Bedale and 3 miles west of the A1 motorway. Thornborough is in the West Tanfield parish.

Nosterfield

Hamlet

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Nosterfield is a hamlet within the civil parish of West Tanfield in the county of North Yorkshire, England formerly used for quarrying. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

West Tanfield

Village

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West Tanfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately six miles north of Ripon on the A6108, which goes from Ripon to Masham and Wensleydale.

Thornborough Henges

Categories: earthworks, pit alignment, round barrow, henge, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: West Tanfield, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.20893° or 54° 12′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.56299° or 1° 33′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C6W6C5P+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 192266091

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q2428964

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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Thornborough Henges” goes by many names.

German: “Thornborough Henges”
Russian: “Торнборо-Хенджиз”

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Notable Places Nearby

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