The Bull Ring

The Bull Ring is a Class II henge monument near Dove Holes in Derbyshire, England, dating to the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age period (c. 3000-1500 BC). The monument measures approximately 93m by 90m externally, with a rock-cut ditch (8-12m wide) and surrounding bank, enclosing an oval interior of 53m by 46m with north and south entrances. Local tradition records that large stones forming a circle within the henge were removed for building material over a century ago. Excavations in 1902 and 1949 yielded flint tools, Beaker pottery, antler tines, and ox bones. Two barrows (one oval, one bowl) stand about 20m away.