Maelmin Henge
![Maelmin Henge](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Maelmin_-_reconstruction_of_henge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_420781.jpg/220px-Maelmin_-_reconstruction_of_henge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_420781.jpg)
Maelmin Henge is modern interpretation/reconstruction of a henge monument near the village of Milfield, Northumberland in the Till Valley.[1][2]
It was built in the spring of 2000.[3]
The landscape in which the contemporary monument sits held a number of Neolithic and early Bronze Age henge monuments[4][5] around 5,000 years ago and the new monument is based on excavations of one of these,[6] the site of which is close by.[7][8]
The monument was created by Clive Waddington,[9] who has written a guide to interpret it.[10][11]
Heritage Trail[]
![Carved posts in the henge, since replaced with new posts](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Maelmin_-_reconstruction_of_henge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_420808.jpg/220px-Maelmin_-_reconstruction_of_henge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_420808.jpg)
There is a heritage trail leading on from the henge.[12]
Stewardship[]
The site maintenance is taken care of by Newcastle University, and the monument exists thanks to support from local people and supporters.[13]
See also[]
Other modern henge monuments include:
- the restored Devil's Quoits in Oxfordshire (between 2002 and 2008)
- Arctic Henge Raufarhöfn, Iceland (1996)[14]
- Achill-henge (2011)[15]
- Sark henge (2015)[16]
References[]
- ^ Burnham, Andy (2019). The old stones of the north of England & isle of man : a field guide to megalithic and other prehistoric sites. London: Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78678-240-3. OCLC 1082256228.
- ^ Chessell, Antony. Breamish & Till : from source to tweed. [Northumberland]. ISBN 978-1-291-58938-2. OCLC 887099558.
- ^ "The Henge - maelmin.org.uk". www.maelmin.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ Burl, Aubrey (2000). The stone circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08347-5. OCLC 43083391.
- ^ "Till Valley, History Society". www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Till and Tweed: Ford, Etal, Milfield and Norham". England's North East. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Milfield Henge: An Ancient Monument Reconstructed". HuffPost. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ howardwilliams. "Maelmin | The Past in its Place". Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ Passmore, David G. (David Glynn). Managing archaeological landscapes in Northumberland : Till Tweed studies. Vol. 1. Waddington, Clive., Bayliss, Alexandra. Oxford, UK. ISBN 978-1-78297-310-2. OCLC 880878623.
- ^ howardwilliams. "Maelmin Afterlives | The Past in its Place". Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ Edwards, Benjamin (2009). Pits and the architecture of deposition narratives of social practice in the neolithic of North-East England. Durham: Durham University.
- ^ "Home - maelmin.org.uk". www.maelmin.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Support Maelmin - maelmin.org.uk". www.maelmin.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "The Arctic Henge". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Is Ireland's Achill-henge a beauty or a blight?". BBC News. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Sark Henge | Sark Island Tourism". 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
External links[]
- Buildings and structures in Northumberland
- Outdoor sculptures in England
- Henges