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A massive monument known as the “Stonehenge of the North” has been gifted to the nation and opened up to the public. Historic England said the Thornborough Henges site is “probably the most important single ancient site between Stonehenge and the Orkney Islands in Scotland”, describing it as the “Stonehenge of the North”. They are being managed by English Heritage, which is encouraging the public to visit from Friday, with new interpretation at the site. Today all three henges are clearly visible as massive circular banks, up to four metres high, with encircling ditches of various depths. Duncan Wilson, Historic England’s chief executive, said: “Thornborough Henges and their surrounding landscape form part of the most important concentration of Neolithic monuments in the North of England.
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