Seahenge we discovered when sea and tidal forces removed sand from Holme beach in Norfolk, revealing remains of an ancient structure.

This text is from the website of the Norfolk Museum Collection

In the summer of 1998 the shifting sands of Holme beach on the north Norfolk coast revealed something extraordinary.  Preserved in the sand were the remains of a unique timber circle dating back over 4000 years, to the Early Bronze Age.  Although discovered on a modern beach, the circle was originally built on a saltmarsh, some way from the sea. The timbers were arranged in a circle 6.6m (21ft) in diameter, comprising 55 closely-fitted oak posts, each originally up to 3m (10ft) high. The site became known as ‘Seahenge’.”

The timbers were removed from the beach, preserved, and then put on permanent display in King’s Lynn Museum.

Source and other images here.

A BBC Radio 4 ‘Open Country’ programme about Seahenge is available here.

The programme describes the discovery, the challenges of the archaeology which had to be done between one high tide and the next, the age of the structure, its probable origins, and move to the museum.