Innisidgen
Innisidgen is the site of two Bronze Age entrance graves on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The two burial monuments, lie on a steep slope of Innisidgen Hill overlooking Crow Sound with a view towards the Eastern Isles.Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: two entrances graves in the Isles of Scilly
- Also known as: “Innisidgen Lower” and “Innisidgen Lower Burial Chamber (Dolmen)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bant’s Carn and Halangy Down.
Bant’s Carn
Archaeological site
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Bant’s Carn is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Innisidgen.
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 is situated 3,900 feet west of Innisidgen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trenoweth and Crow Sound.
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.
Pelistry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelistry is a small settlement, situated east of Maypole and north of Normandy, in the east of the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England.
Innisidgen
- 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
49.93508° or 49° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.29228° or 6° 17′ 32″ westOpen location code
8CXMWPP5+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 8807384348OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1332663
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In Other Languages
“Innisidgen” goes by many names.
- German: “Innisidgen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Innisidgen Upper and Innisidgen.
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