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Arbor Low in LiDAR

Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge in Derbyshire. Here it is in the Environment Agency's 1 m LiDAR, shaded so the shape of the ground stands out. Look for a near-circular bank about 90m across with an inner ditch, two opposed entrance gaps, and a round barrow sitting on the south-east side of the bank.

What you can see

• The henge bank is about 2m high, 8m to 10m wide and roughly 90m by 85m across overall. (Historic England)
• Inside the bank, a ditch 7m to 12m wide surrounds an oval central area about 40m by 52m. (Historic England)
• The bank is broken by two entrances, one to the north-west and one to the south-south-east. (Historic England)
• A later bowl barrow about 21m across and 2.5m high sits on the south-east side of the henge bank. (Historic England)

Visiting

English Heritage says it is open any reasonable time during daylight hours, but access is through a working farmyard and private land where the owner charges £1 per person. (English Heritage)

Official record: Historic England list entry 1011087: Arbor Low henge, large irregular stone circle, linear bank and bowl barrow.

Look, don't detect or dig

Arbor Low is a Scheduled Monument, protected by law because it's of national importance. In England it's a criminal offence to use a metal detector on a Scheduled Monument without Historic England's written consent, and to remove any object of archaeological or historical interest found with one. Damaging a scheduled monument is an offence too, and works on one, including digging, need Scheduled Monument Consent first. More on Scheduled Monuments and the rules.

Keep to paths and open access land, and follow the Countryside Code.

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