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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Helvear Down
Country: England County: Isles of Scilly Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SV9193312655
Latitude: 49.934480N  Longitude: 6.294655W
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
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5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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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.
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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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Helvear Down
Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Scilly Isles

Bronze age round cairn on Helvear Down. It is constructed of earth and stone with a diameter of 12.5 metres and a height of about 1.8 metres.

Pastscape record: www.pastscape.org.uk. Also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1010170.
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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, It was in a far nicer setting and the cairn larger than i was expecting (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, Showing the central area on top of the Cairn, With it's remaining Cist/Chamber sidestone, What looks like a Standing Stone in the background is in fact a modern art piece, The Cairn is now in a community orchard Garden, Didn't you know they live in the future here on the Isles of Scilly? (The Romans claimed the inhabitants could tell the future!!!) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, Showing the Cairn and it's remaining Kerbstone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, Outcrop near the footing of the Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : This Stone is found in the trees not far to the WSW of the Cairn, When i left the Cairn something pulled me to this Stone (I didn't know where I was going), I'm not sure if it was once part of another monument, but it certainly pulled me to it!!!

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Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, The top of the cairn showing the remaining Cist/chamber stone

Helvear Down
Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn

Helvear Down
Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, Showing the Cairn and a remaining Kerbstone

Helvear Down
Helvear Down submitted by Bladup : Helvear Down Cairn, Showing the remaining Cist/Chamber stone within the Cairn

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