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The Ancients

Seahenge

The Ancients

History Hit

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4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

As a 4,000-year-old timber circle uncovered on a Norfolk beach, Seahenge is one of Britain’s most remarkable prehistoric finds. Discovered in 1998, it drew quick comparison as a 'Stonehenge by the sea' - but who built it and what was it used for?


In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Sue Greaney to explore the mystery of Seahenge. Preserved beneath the sands for millennia, this Bronze Age wooden monument offers extraordinary insight into ancient rituals, beliefs, and woodworking skills. Join us as Tristan discovers why this enigmatic site continues to intrigue archaeologists and challenge our understanding of prehistoric Britain.


Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds

The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.


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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Tristan Hughes, and if you would like the ancient ad-free, get early access and bonus episodes, sign up to History Hit.

0:08.1

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0:19.3

Sign up now by visiting historyhit.com slash subscribe.

0:23.3

Hey all, I hope you're doing well.

0:25.1

I'm currently at a service station on my way down to the South Coast

0:28.0

for the history hit summer party,

0:30.3

so with the ancients team and the rest of the history hit crew.

0:33.7

It is a day of celebration.

0:35.2

The team work incredibly hard to make sure that the ancients

0:37.7

keeps pumping out episodes twice a week every year since 2020. So incredibly grateful to them,

0:43.6

as I am to you for listening without you, this podcast would not be able to function.

0:49.6

Today's episode is all about Sea Henge, one of, in my opinion, one of the most extraordinary

0:54.4

prehistoric discoveries made in Britain in recent decades.

0:58.4

And yet its story feels much lesser known than other monuments such as Stonehenge.

1:03.4

And I only learned about this monument a couple of years ago when it was a star attraction

1:07.8

of a new exhibition at the British Museum, but it blew me away back then,

1:11.6

and so I thought we've got to dedicate an entire episode to its story.

1:15.9

Our guest is the one and only Dr. Sue Greeney.

1:19.5

Sue is a leading expert on the prehistoric monuments in Britain.

1:23.8

She's been on the podcast before to talk about Stonehenge, and she's back to talk

1:27.6

all things seahenge. She's a wonderful speaker. This episode was so intriguing, and I know

1:33.2

you're going to absolutely love it, so let's get into it. In 1998, an extraordinary discovery was made along Holm Beach in North Norfolk.

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