Innisidgen Cairns — St Mary's
Late Neolithic – Bronze Age (2400–1500 BCE)·Scillonian Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom
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About Innisidgen Cairns — St Mary's
Innisidgen Cairns — St Mary's in Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic – Bronze Age (2400–1500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Scillonian Bronze Age. Two entrance graves side by side with intact kerbs and capstones, overlooking Crow Sound. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Scillonian Bronze Age megalithic of the Isles of Scilly, England region
Open questions
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. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic – Bronze Age (2400–1500 BCE)
- Culture
- Scillonian Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Twin entrance graves with chambers 3 m under 8 m cairns on headland
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
49.9360° N · 6.2950° W · 25 m · 3 mapped features
Innisidgen Cairns — St Mary's — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
49.9362° N · 6.2949° WInnisidgen Cairns — St Mary's — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
49.9358° N · 6.2948° WInnisidgen Cairns — St Mary's — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
49.9365° N · 6.2952° W