words stan , and either hencg (because the stone lintels hinge on the upright stones) or hen(c)en or or (though elsewhere in his book, Chippindale cites the etymology).

The "henge" portion has given its name to a class of monuments known as henges. Archaeologists define henges as earthworks consisting of a circular banked enclosure with an internal ditch. As often happens in archaeological terminology, this is a holdover from antiquarian