Survey and sampling at the Castle Dykes Iron Age ‘henge’, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

Gibson, Alex; Neubauer, Wolfgang; Flà¶ry, Sebastian; Schneidhofer, Petra; Allen, Mike; Allison, Enid; Carruthers, Wendy; Challinor, Dana; French, Charles; Rushworth, Garry; Sheridan, J A

Survey and sampling at the Castle Dykes Iron Age ‘henge’, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

Resource type

Journal article

Creator (person)

Gibson, Alex

Neubauer, Wolfgang

Flà¶ry, Sebastian

Schneidhofer, Petra

Allen, Mike

Allison, Enid

Carruthers, Wendy

Challinor, Dana

French, Charles

Rushworth, Garry

Sheridan, J A

Abstract

Survey and sampling at the classic single-entranced henge monument at Castle Dykes, in North Yorkshire, has revealed traces of circular timber structures, interpreted as later prehistoric roundhouses, in the immediate vicinity and within the henge. Coring of the waterlogged silts of the internal ditch has produced considerable environmental data: plant, insect, pollen and charcoal remains. A small jet bead was also recovered. Radiocarbon dates from short-lived materials unexpectedly indicate that the monument was constructed in the Iron Age, which prompts a review of other potentially Iron Age ‘henges’ further afield.

Journal title

Antiquity

Publisher

Cambridge Unbiversity Press

ISSN

0003-598X

Official URL

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581518000628

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