Coneybury Henge
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Map showing Coneybury Henge within the Stonehenge section of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site | |
| Location | OS SU13424160 |
|---|---|
| Region | Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | 51°10′25″N 1°48′33″W / 51.1735°N 1.8093°W |
| Type | Henge |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic / Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1980 |
| Archaeologists | Stonehenge Environs Project |
| Designated | 1986[1] |
| Reference no. | 373 |
Coneybury Henge is a henge which is part of the Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire, England. The henge, which has been almost completely flattened, was only discovered in the 20th century. Geophysical surveys and excavation have uncovered many of its features, which include a northeast entrance, an internal circle of postholes, and fragments of bone and pottery.
Coneybury Henge is around 1.4 kilometres east-by-southeast of Stonehenge, which can be seen from the site.[2] The location has extensive views southeast across the Avon valley, and west towards Normanton Down.[2] The henge is difficult to identify on the ground, having been levelled by ploughing, but has been identified on aerial photographs, geophysical survey, and by excavation.[2] The absence of any mention of the henge in historical records suggests that it may have been levelled in medieval times or soon after, and this theory is supported by ridge and furrow marks visible on some aerial photographs.[3]
