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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery - Cairn in England in Isles of Scilly

Submitted by WindC on Wednesday, 05 October 2011  Page Views: 2972

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Country: England County: Isles of Scilly Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Bryher
Map Ref: SV877156
Latitude: 49.958694N  Longitude: 6.355854W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : Viewing some of the terrain, only dwarfed heather grows on this part. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn cemetery in the Scilly Isles

This massive cairn site consists of 134 cairns most of which are small circular platforms linked by lines of stones forming rectilinear alignments.

The location indicated is an extensive Bronze Age linear cairn cemetery, with boulder walls on Shipman Head. The cairns are mounds and platforms 4-7m in diameter. Four have been identified as hut circles. The cairns were latter linked by boulder walling whigh developed into a filed system. Scheduled.

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Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : A closer view of the previous picture. September, 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : South of the Down, near top of the hill, Island of Tresco in distance. September, 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : Near the top of the hill, South of the Down. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Cairn at SV87891565 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Boulder wall field system pointing at the Cairn at SV87891565 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Cairn at SV877156

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Cairn at SV877157

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Cairn built against an outcrop at SV87711592, You see cairns built against outcrops a lot on Scilly

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Kerb Cairn at SV87671565

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, The Cairn at the highest part of the downs at SV876155

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, A ruined Cist in Cairn at SV876154

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Cairn at SV876155

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Cairn (Honestly, It's there) at SV87531538 with the Chambered Cairn behind it

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by Bladup : Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery, Kerb Cairn at SV874154

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : Ancient wall crossing over hill South of the Down, looking West towards Hell Bay. September, 2011.

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : Just West of the central lower part of Down, looking North. September, 2011.

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : Possible cairn in the North West area. September, 2011

Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery
Shipman Head Down cairn cemetery submitted by WindC : Possible cairn? In the North West area. September, 2011

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 215m SSW 198° Shipman Head Chambered Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SV87621540)
 460m NNW 344° Shipman Head Down, Bryher* Hillfort (SV87601605)
 873m SW 216° Gweal Hill, Bryher* Chambered Tomb (SV87151492)
 899m E 91° New Grimsby Cairn* Cairn (SV88601553)
 919m ENE 74° Castle Down, Tresco* Chambered Tomb (SV886158)
 981m SSE 162° Green Bay Prehistoric field system and Cist* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV87951465)
 1.1km S 171° Hillside Farm, Bryher* Chambered Tomb (SV878145)
 1.2km NE 51° Tregarthen Hill* Passage Grave (SV8865516272)
 1.2km E 87° Dials Rocks Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV88911559)
 1.3km NE 44° Tregarthen Hill Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV88631646)
 1.3km SSW 192° Heathy Hill Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV87361437)
 1.3km NE 41° Piper's Hole* Cave or Rock Shelter (SV88621654)
 1.3km S 172° Top Rock Entrance Grave and Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SV8779914266)
 1.4km SSE 167° Bonfire Carn, Bryher* Chambered Cairn (SV87931424)
 1.4km S 173° Samson Hill, Bryher* Chambered Tomb (SV878142)
 1.4km ESE 103° Vane Hill Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SV89091519)
 1.5km S 172° Works Carn, Bryher* Chambered Cairn (SV87821413)
 1.8km E 98° Middle Down Cairn* Cairn (SV89431524)
 1.9km SE 130° Abbey Hill Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SV89051431)
 2.0km SE 130° Roman Altar at Tresco Gardens* Sculptured Stone (SV892142)
 2.2km ESE 105° Borough Cairn* Cairn (SV89761491)
 2.4km S 176° Ballard Point Entrance Grave* Chambered Cairn (SV87711324)
 2.5km SE 142° Appletree Bay prehistoric field system* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV89101358)
 2.5km S 176° Samson, North Hill* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SV87711305)
 2.7km SE 137° Bathinghouse Porth prehistoric field system and hut circle settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV8942013561)
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