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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pennance Entrance Grave Alternative Name: Giant's Craw
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: St Ives Nearest Village: Zennor
Map Ref: SW44763753 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.182675N Longitude: 5.576691W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

4 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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markj99 visited on 15th Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The main difficulty in visiting Pennance Entrance Grave is finding somewhere to park. The monument has been thoughtlessly ruined by modern farming, yet it retains some ancient ambiance.

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**Pennance Entrance Grave** submitted by enkidu41 : A neolithic Scillonian entrance grave 8m long by 2m high. The SE-facing burial chamber is 4m long x 1.4m wide and is roofed by 5 slabs. SW 4476 3753 (Vote or comment on this photo)

This Scillonian entrance grave sits in a field on the eastern slopes of the Penwith moors, between Zennor and Treen, and is in a remarkably good condition.

The small 8 metre diameter mound is still almost 2 metres high, and fully surrounded by large granite kerbstones. The internal chamber is 4 metres long, still covered with 4 slabs, and faces outwards towards the southeast.

Although permission is needed to get to visit the Giant's Craw at close quarters, it can be seen from the B3306 near Zennor.

Note: This tomb lies on private land - permission should be sought from Pennance Farm before visiting.
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