Ewart Park Henge

The monument is preserved as a cropmark and aerial photographs have indicated that below ground features such as ditches and a pit survive, which will contain archaeological deposits relating to the construction, use and abandonment of the monument. The monument is extremely representative of its period and the form of its ditches with two opposed entrances is classic for its type. The significance of the monument is increased by its close proximity to two pit alignments of Ewart 1 to the north and Ewart 2 to the south. Partial excavation of Ewart 1 retrieved Late Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery and the alignment should be considered to be broadly contemporary with the henge. The monument also lies within a wider landscape of important archaeological sites within the Milfield basin including the henges of Milfield North, East Marleyknowe, West Akeld Steads and Milfield South, which lie to the west and south. Taken together these monuments form a complex of ritual monuments representative of one of the most important Neolithic landscapes in England.

The monument includes the remains of a Late Neolithic henge situated on level ground on a sand and gravel terrace. The henge is preserved as a cropmark and is sub-oval in plan and measures approximately 12m by 16m internally. The henge has a single ditch broken by two opposed causewayed entrances on the north-west and south-east sides. Off-centre within the interior is the remains of a large pit. The form of the enclosure with its opposed entrances indicates it to be a henge monument and its associated internal pit is similar to several other henge monuments within the Milfield basin.