Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 10 henges & stone circles where our community has documented paranormal phenomena. All are in the United Kingdom, and the most-recorded areas are Cumbria (2), Derbyshire (2) and Orkney (2).
The phenomena most often recorded at these henges & stone circles are high strangeness (9) and several types of phenomena (1).
United Kingdom
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High StrangenessArbor Low Henge and Stone Circle
Monyash, Derbyshire
A Peak District henge enclosing fallen limestone stones, with a later burial mound added to its bank. The complex developed through successive…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessAvebury Henge and Stone Circles
Avebury, Wiltshire
A vast Neolithic bank-and-ditch enclosure containing stone circles. Medieval destruction, antiquarian recording and Alexander Keiller’s…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessCairnpapple Hill Prehistoric Ceremonial Complex
Torphichen, West Lothian
A West Lothian hilltop where early activity, a henge and successive burial cairns occupied the same place. Excavation in 1947–48 revealed a long…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessGiant's Ring, Ballynahatty
Dunmurry, County Antrim
A large Neolithic henge near Belfast enclosing the exposed stone chamber of a prehistoric tomb. Its great circular earthwork and central monument are…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessKing Arthur's Round Table Henge
Brougham, Cumbria
A prehistoric henge near Eamont Bridge whose Arthurian name is much later than the earthwork. Road building removed part of the enclosure, and…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessMayburgh Henge
Eamont Bridge, Cumbria
A monumental enclosure near Penrith, built with an unusual bank of river pebbles. One standing stone survives inside; eighteenth-century accounts…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessRing of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge
Stenness, Orkney
A great Orkney stone circle surrounded by a rock-cut ditch. Its construction date and rituals remain uncertain, while early records, folklore and…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPStonehenge
Salisbury, England
Stonehenge, the world-famous prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, has long been shrouded in mystery. Beyond its astronomical and ritual…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
High StrangenessStones of Stenness Henge
Stenness, Orkney
An early Orkney henge with standing stones, a buried rock-cut ditch and a central hearth. Excavated material provides evidence of activity inside the…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file- High Strangeness
The Bull Ring Henge and Adjacent Barrows
Dove Holes, Derbyshire
A Peak District henge beside a separate burial mound that developed in more than one phase. Excavation and survey have investigated the earthworks…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
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