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Seahenge details
The site consisted of an outer ring comprising fifty-five small split oak trunks forming a roughly circular enclosure around 7m by 6m. Rather than being placed in individual holes, the timbers had been arranged around a circular construction trench. Their split sides faced inwards and their bark faced outwards (with one exception where the opposite is the case). One of the trunks on the south western side had a narrow Y fork in it, permitting access to the central area. Another post had been placed outside this entrance, which would have prevented anyone from seeing inside. The timbers were set in ground to a depth of 1m from the contemporary surface although how far they originally extended upwards is not known. In the centre of the ring was a large inverted oak stump.
It is possible to date the creation of Seahenge very accurately through dendrochronology since the rings on the trees can be correlated with other overlapping tree ring variations; the date of felling the oaks was found to have been in the spring or summer of 2049 BC. The upturned central tree stump was 167 years old when it was felled. Between 16 and 26 different trees were used in building the monument with palynological evidence suggesting they came from nearby woodland. Analysis of axe marks on the timbers indicates that at least 51 different axes were used in working the timbers. The largest axe was used to cut the central tree and not any of the other timbers. The excavators interpret each unique axe as representing a different individual, and thus consider it likely that Seahenge was a community endeavour. Holes in the central stump indicate that it was pulled onto site by rope. Pieces of the rope, made from honeysuckle stems, were found under the stump.

Peddars Way info:

The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk, England. It is 46 miles (74 km) long and follows the route of a Roman road. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It is first mentioned on a map of 1587 AD. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (about 7 km/4 mi east of Thetford near the Norfolk-Suffolk border), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. It is now one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales.

Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, and the two paths together run for 97 miles.

It is one of four long distance footpaths which, when combined, run from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton and are referred to as the Greater Ridgeway.

Sign Date: 01/01/1997 Occasion Commemorated: Queens silver jubilee Location: side of road on the A149 Costal Road in a small garden area Plaque: no Construction Material: carved wood with stone circular base on a compass rose Web Address: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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