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Castle Dykes Henge

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Template:Infobox UK feature 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. It consists of a roughly circular bank approximately 87 yards (80 m) in diameter with an internal ditch.[1][2]

It is reported that excavation work took place in 1908, though there is little physical evidence of this as the henge appears to be mostly intact.[3] In 2015 the Royal Archaeological Institute awarded a research grant for a survey of the site and palaeoenvironmental sampling.[4]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Castle Dykes Henge (47204)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Castle Dykes Henge". Out of Oblivion (Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority). Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Castle Dykes Henge (1008878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "RAI Newsletter No.49" (PDF). The Royal Archaeological Institute. April 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2016.