Bant's Carn

Bant's Carn
George Bonsor · Public domain

(3000–1500 BC) Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. One of the finest Scillonian entrance graves, it measures approximately 8 metres in diameter and sits on a 12‑metre platform. The passage is 4.5 metres long and 1 metre high, lacking a roof. Below lies the Iron Age settlement of Halangy Down[1][2][3].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates49.9309° N, 6.3074° W

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