Durrington Walls

A Neolithic (late 3rd millennium BC) henge monument in Wiltshire, England, with a large twin-entrance, and first occupied by people who made pottery of the Windmill Hill, Grooved Ware, and Beaker styles. Inside, the excavators found remains of two large circular timber structures, each of which had evidence for several different phases of construction.

Very large henge monument in southern England, belonging to the Late Neolithic period and dated to the later 3rd millennium bc. The monument has a diameter of nearly 500 metres and encloses an area of clO hectares. Inside, the excavators found remains of two large circular timber structures, each of which had evidence for several different phases of construction. The pottery associated with the henge monument was Grooved ware and Beaker wares, but there was also an earlier occupation, predating the construction of the henge, which yielded pottery of Windmill Hill type.