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Although there are indications that some of the earliest henges were in the north and west, there were obvious gaps in the distributions of excavated examples in Scotland. The project described here took place in area where hanges were little known. It attempted to suggest answers to the questions raised by the existence of these monuments, focusing on the large site at Broomhead of Crichie in Aberdeenshire and a smaller one, at Pullyhour, in Caithness. The results of this work are presented here. The opportunity is also taken to publish the results of investigations at Migdale and Lairg in Sutherland. The results of all four excavations are brought together in a new account of the henge monuments of northern Britain which places a special emphasis on their distinctive character and their extended history.