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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tinklers Hill, St Martins - Cairn in England in Isles of Scilly

Submitted by Thorgrim on Sunday, 14 December 2003  Page Views: 7030

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Country: England County: Isles of Scilly Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: St Martins Island  Nearest Village: Lower Town
Map Ref: SV91741637
Latitude: 49.967699N  Longitude: 6.300308W
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.
3 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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Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by paulcall : One of the cairns on the hill. It is about 4.5 metres in diameter with a central cist, and the remains of a surrounding wall. I could not find any others on the hill, as it is covered in a lot of gorse and scrub. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairns in Isles of Scilly

A line of at least four cairns along the crest of the hill.
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Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : This is what looks like a faint ring cairn. Found within a cleared patch of gorse to the east of Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Kerbstones at Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins, Kerbing (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins, Showing some large kerbstones, As you can see this site is well on it's way to been overgrown like the other Cairns on the hill (1 comment)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins, Behind the gorse is an intact bit of kerb

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins, Showing it's large kerbstones (1 comment)

Tinklers Hill, St Martins
Tinklers Hill, St Martins submitted by Bladup : Tinklers Hill Chambered Cairn, St Martins, The other cairns on the hill are totally overgrown and this one is on it's way as well

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 130m NNW 334° Tinkler's Point Entrance Grave* Chambered Cairn (SV91691649)
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 616m ENE 64° Little Bay Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV92311661)
 778m W 280° Tean Great Hill Chambered Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SV90981655)
 801m SE 126° Knackyboy Cairn, St Martins Chambered Cairn (SV92361586)
 950m ESE 111° Barnacle Rock Entrance Grave* Chambered Tomb (SV92611598)
 1.0km ESE 114° Plains House Cairn* Cairn (SV92641590)
 1.1km W 262° West Porth Cairn* Cairn (SV90631627)
 1.3km W 264° Old Man Entrance Grave* Chambered Cairn (SV90471632)
 1.4km NNE 18° White Island* Chambered Cairn (SV92231764)
 1.4km ESE 102° Turfy Hill Cairn* Cairn (SV93071600)
 1.5km SE 126° Upidas Outcrop* Rock Outcrop (SV92911543)
 1.7km SE 133° Cruther's Hill Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SV92901514)
 1.9km ESE 105° Hill Bennigates Cairn* Cairn (SV93531579)
 1.9km ESE 119° Higher Town Bay* Stone Row / Alignment (SV93381533)
 1.9km E 99° Burnt Hill Bronze Age Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SV93651596)
 2.0km ESE 120° Higher Town Bay Cist (St Martin's) Cist (SV934153)
 2.2km ESE 109° John Battys Hill Chambered Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SV93801553)
 2.4km ESE 112° Gun Hill Kerb Cairn and Cist* Cairn (SV93901537)
 2.4km E 93° St Martin's Head Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SV94181609)
 2.5km SW 230° Borough Cairn* Cairn (SV89761491)
 2.5km E 100° Chapel Down Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SV94191579)
 2.6km WSW 241° Middle Down Cairn* Cairn (SV89431524)
 2.7km E 100° Chapel Down Field System* Sculptured Stone (SV94381574)
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