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Maelmin Henge is modern interpretation/reconstruction of a henge monumen
There is a heritage trail leading on from the henge.
Maelmin Henge is modern interpretation/reconstruction of a henge monumenMilfield
Milfield is a village in Northumberland, England about northwest of Wooler. The A697 road passes through the village.
History
Milfield is the likely location of the Northumbrian royal settlement of Maelmin, given "mael" is a Brythonic word ...
, Northumberland in the Till Valley.
It was built in the spring of 2000.
The landscape in which the contemporary monument sits held a number of Neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several p ...
and early Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
henge monuments around 5,000 years ago and the new monument is based on excavations of one of these, the site of which is close by.
The monument was created by Clive Waddington, who has written a guide to interpret it.
Heritage Trail
There is a heritage trail leading on from the henge.
Stewardship
The site maintenance is taken care of by Newcastle University, and the monument exists thanks to support from local people and supporters.See also
Other modern henge monuments include: * TheDevil's Quoits
The Devil's Quoits () is a henge and stone circle to the south of the village of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, England. The site is believed to be from the Neolithic Period, between 4000 and 5000 years old, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ...
site restoration in Oxfordshire (between 2002 and 2008)
* Arctic Henge Raufarhöfn
Raufarhöfn () is a village located on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in Iceland.
History
At one point in time, this small village was home to largest export harbor in Iceland. In the forties and fifties, the Herring ...
, Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
(1996)
* Achill-henge
Achill-henge is a 2011 concrete structure on Achill Island off the northwest coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The term henge is used colloquially only and does not indicate any structural or cultural similarity to prehistoric monuments found in Ir ...
(2011)
* Sark Henge
Sark Henge is a modern henge monument on the island of Sark, in the Channel Islands. It was constructed in 2015.
History
Sark Henge was built in 2015, to commemorate the 450 year anniversary of Queen Elizabeth granting the fief of Sark to Hell ...
(2015)
References
External links
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