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Submitted by WindC on Thursday, 29 July 2004 Page Views: 41534

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: White Island
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 31.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isles of Scilly Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: White Island
Map Ref: SV92231764
Latitude: 49.979342N Longitude: 6.29451W
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 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
0	No data.

1 Accuracy:

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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**White Island** submitted by paulcall : A view of White island from Top Rock Carn on St Martins, showing the hazardous isthmus between the two. Very low tides would be needed to get on and off the island to give enough to time to see the monuments which are mainly at the far end. (Vote or comment on this photo)

An entrance grave, 9 cairns, bank and ditch field system. Accessible on foot from St Martins for just one hour either side of low tide.

Note: Access is hazardous as there are strong currents when the rocks are covered.
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