Halangy Down Ancient Village — St Mary's
Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE)·Scillonian Iron Age·🇬🇧 Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom
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About Halangy Down Ancient Village — St Mary's
Halangy Down Ancient Village — St Mary's in Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE) ancient-village attributed to Scillonian Iron Age. Largest Iron Age village in Scilly with complex of conjoined houses excavated by Ashbee. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Scillonian Iron Age ancient-village 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. 300 BCE–400 CE
- Period
- Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE)
- Culture
- Scillonian Iron Age
- Purpose
- Interlinked courtyard houses and field systems on Halangy Down headland
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE–400 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
49.9200° N · 6.3100° W · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Halangy Down Ancient Village — St Mary's — Principal Hut
hutMain hut circle
49.9202° N · 6.3099° WHalangy Down Ancient Village — St Mary's — Enclosure Wall
wallWalled enclosure
49.9198° N · 6.3098° WHalangy Down Ancient Village — St Mary's — Field System
fieldLynchet field banks
49.9204° N · 6.3102° W