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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn of Works - Chambered Tomb in England in Isles of Scilly

Submitted by paulcall on Sunday, 14 October 2007  Page Views: 4068

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn of Works
Country: England County: Isles of Scilly Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Hugh Town
Map Ref: SV8915408021
Latitude: 49.891483N  Longitude: 6.329538W
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
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 1 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
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Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by paulcall : I had a terrible job finding this, and only recognised it when I came across the L-shaped combination of stones illustrated in a plan of the site in Jeanette Ratcliffe's excellent book 'Scilly's Archeological Heritage.' The view towards the island of St Mary's is marvellous (but then so are most of the views on Scilly!). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Carn of Works is a hardly recognisable as a Scillonian entrance grave at all. It is situated on the south end of the Island of Gugh within a site used subsequently as a Civil War battery.

Only two stones remain in an L-shaped arrangement. One is thought to be a capstone and the other an upright from within the tomb. The northern end of the battery is thought to have incorporated and modified the original mound of the entrance grave.
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Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : The beautiful view from some outcrops not far to the NE of the chambered cairn. The view is looking out over Dropnose Porth towards Kittern Hill on the left and Carn Kimbre on the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Outcrops next to the remains of the chambered cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn with Dropnose Point directly behind it (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn, In the foreground is the remaining Capstone and Chamber/Cist sidestone, The stones behind them look like kerbstones, but are in fact natural outcrops (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn looking East towards the large Outcrop (Popping up in the background of the photo, On the Right) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn is the Mound on the right horizon in the Photo, Clapper of Works Chambered Cairn is the Mound at the left of the photo, Photo taken from the South

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn, Stones leading to the remains of the Chambered Cairn (below the seagull), The whole site was messed with in the Civil War

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : Carn of Works Chambered Cairn, A sidestone and a capstone

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by Bladup : A Large outcrop (SV893080) found just to the East of Carn of Works Chambered Cairn

Carn of Works
Carn of Works submitted by paulcall : This a view of the south end of Gugh, from the neighbouring island of St Agnes. The two are separated by a sandbar at low tide, allowing access to Gugh which is otherwise inaccessible. The arrow points to the promontary known as the Carn of Works. The entrance grave is situated just beyond the top within a flattened pentagonal mound used as a Civil War battery.

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