Halangy Down

Halangy Down is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly [1]. On the site are the remains of an Iron Age village, two entrance graves, prehistoric field systems, standing stones, post-medieval breastworks, and a Victorian kelp pit [1]. The settlement complex, spanning four narrow terraces, is 50 metres long by 30 metres wide [1]. The remains of the ancient village show evidence of continuous settlement from the prehistoric to the Roman period in Britain [1]. Archaeological excavations conducted in 1935, 1950, and 1964 to 1970, revealed that the first stone structures were built during the Iron Age [1]. The village was made up of a complex of attached stone houses [1]. The excavation findings included Iron Age, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon pottery; flint and quartz tools; a slate spindle-whorl; several millstones; bronze brooches and iron slag [1].