Arbor Low is an impressive example of a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age henge. Standing almost 400 metres above sea level, its earthwork enclosure is defined by a bank and internal ditch which is about 90 metres in diameter. It has two entrance gaps (or causeways as they are sometimes called) facing north-west and south-south-east. It is made up of 50 large limestone slabs that encircle a central cove of 7 smaller stones, a feature found only in major sacred sites.
Also on site is Gib Hill, a Neolithic burial mound actually consisting of two different mounds built atop one another. The first is a Long Barrow from the earlier part of the Neolithic era (which was the first structure built on the entire site). The second mound was built up to 2000 years later during the Bronze Age. Here, 19th-century excavations uncovered a cist (a small stone coffin-like box) that contained cremated bones and food vessels.
To visit, there is parking on Long Rake (53°10’20.8″N 1°45’50.3″W). There is also parking at the bed and breakfast, though presumable they would prefer to keep that for guests. It is a 300-metre walk from the parking area to the stone circle through the bed and breakfast (leave the fee in the honesty box if nobody is around), then on through fields with gates or stiles.
























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