Bant's Carn Entrance Grave — St Mary's
Early Bronze Age·Scillonian Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom
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About Bant's Carn Entrance Grave — St Mary's
Bant's Carn Entrance Grave — St Mary's in Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age megalithic attributed to Scillonian Bronze Age. Associated chamber grave near Halangy village, chamber opens SE with blocking stone. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Scillonian Bronze Age megalithic of the Isles of Scilly, England region
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age
- Culture
- Scillonian Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Entrance grave with chamber 4 m under 12 m platform cairn on Halangy Down
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
49.9320° N · 6.3100° W · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Bant's Carn Entrance Grave — St Mary's — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
49.9322° N · 6.3099° WBant's Carn Entrance Grave — St Mary's — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
49.9318° N · 6.3098° WBant's Carn Entrance Grave — St Mary's — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
49.9325° N · 6.3102° W