Archaeologists use the term henge monument to describe a site where a henge is combined with other features such as stone circles, standing stones, barrows, cairns or timber circles. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos henge is a prehistoric Architectural structure. In form it is a nearly circular or oval-shaped flat area over 20 Metres (65 feet) in diameter A stone circle is an ancient monument Such a monument is not always precisely circular and often forms an ellipse or a setting of four stones laid on an arc of a circle Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly Megaliths ' because of their large and cumbersome size are solitary stones set vertically in the A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a Mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves A cairn ( carn in Irish is an artificial pile of stones often in a conical form In Archaeology, timber circles are circular arrangements of wooden posts interpreted as being either complexes of freestanding Totem poles or as the supports for large
It is different from a hengiform monument which does not involve a true henge. A Hengiform monument (also known as a Dorchester henge is a name given by Archaeologists to prehistoric monuments which resemble Henges but have a diameter of less
Examples include:
- Arbor Low in Derbyshire
- Avebury Henge and Woodhenge in Wiltshire
- Stanton Drew in Somerset
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