2023

SU0958 : The Hatfield Earthworks [1]

taken 2 years ago, near to Beechingstoke, Wiltshire, England

The Hatfield Earthworks [1]
The Hatfield Earthworks [1]
On the right of the road (facing north), the earthworks are slight, having been largely ploughed out.
Just north of the village of Marden, the Hatfield Earthworks are a large, irregular henge enclosure, within which lies a second Neolithic henge and mound, constructed around 2400 BC. The area enclosed measures up to 578 yards (530 metres) from north to south and 392 yards (360 metres) from east to west. The profile of the ditch and bank varies considerably but in the best-preserved section, within woodland, the bank is up to 130 feet (40 metres) wide and 9 feet (2.75 metres) high. Inside the enclosure, close to the River Avon, is a smaller circular earthwork of 130 feet (40 metres) in diameter, surrounded by a ditch. Within the outer enclosure is the remains of Hatfield Barrow, once an immense mound over 200 feet (70 metres) in diameter and more than 30 feet (9 metres) high. The mound collapsed after being disturbed by an investigative excavation. The henge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: LinkExternal link

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SU0958, 28 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Michael Dibb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 20 April, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 11 May, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 0920 5837 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.4616N 1:52.1614W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 0915 5839
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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