Bant’s Carn
Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave located on a steep slope on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. The tomb is one of the best examples of a Scillonian entrance grave.Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: prehistoric tomb in Scilly Isles, Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “Bants Carn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halangy Down and Halangy Down transmitter.
Halangy Down
Archaeological site
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halangy Down is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly. The ancient site covers the lower slope of Halangy Down hill, overlooking the coastal inlet between the island of St.
Halangy Down transmitter
Tower
Photo: Graham Burnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Halangy Down transmitter on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly is a 500-watt FM radio and television transmitter with a 76.2 metres high steel lattice tower, surmounted by a main TV antenna. Halangy Down transmitter is situated 780 feet northeast of Bant’s Carn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telegraph and Trenoweth.
Telegraph
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Telegraph is a settlement on St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Telegraph is located in the north west of the island and is the highest point on St Mary's and in the Isles of Scilly, at 51 metres above sea level.
Trenoweth
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trenoweth is a small settlement, located in the north of the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England. It is situated in an inland and rural part of the island, northwest of Maypole and east of Telegraph.
Porthloo
Hamlet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthloo is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.
Bant’s Carn
- Categories: entrance grave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.93082° or 49° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
-6.30742° or 6° 18′ 27″ westOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
8CXMWMJV+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 380756797OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q806998
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Bant’s Carn” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “班石墓”
- German: “Bant’s Carn”
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