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South Hill Entrance Grave Image © Arwen Nearest Town: Newlyn (61km ENE) OS Ref (GB):     SV878124 / Sheet: 203 Latitude: 49° 55' 45.9" N Longitude:     6° 21' 3.71" W Added by Rhiannon Images (3) Fieldnotes (1) Folklore (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for South Hill Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - North Hill (0.71km NNW) (6 posts) Lyonesse (1.56km NNE) (4 posts) Works Cairn (1.7km NNW) (9 posts) Samson Hill Cairns (1.8km NNW) (1 post) Samson Hill entrance grave (1.8km NNW) (1 post) St Nicholas's Priory (2.4km NE) (3 posts) Gweal Hill (2.59km NW) (3 posts) Hillside Farm (2.6km NNW) (2 posts) Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry (3.04km ESE) (1 post) Bant's Carn (3.18km ENE) (32 posts) Shipman Head Down (3.2km NNW) (2 posts) Halangy Down (3.29km ENE) (21 posts) Buzza Hill (3.43km E) (30 posts) Harry's Walls (3.43km E) (11 posts) Long Rock (3.58km ENE) (9 posts) Shipman Head Down (3.7km NNW) (2 posts) Castle Down (3.94km N) (14 posts) Obadiah's Barrow (3.99km SE) (2 posts) Old Man of Gugh (4.17km SE) (5 posts) Innisidgen Lower (4.19km ENE) (27 posts) Peninnis Head (4.33km ESE) (9 posts) Innisidgen (4.39km ENE) (32 posts) Peninnis Head (4.51km ESE) (15 posts) Carn of Works (4.57km SE) (1 post) South Hill (4.58km SE) (1 post) Clapper of Works (4.6km SE) (1 post) Nag's Head (4.72km SSE) (4 posts) Old Man (4.79km NNE) (1 post) West Porth (4.85km NE) (1 post) Wingletang Down (4.92km SSE) (1 post) Airport cairn (4.99km E) (5 posts) Salakee Down (4.99km E) (24 posts) Mount Todden (5.12km E) (6 posts) Great Hill (5.21km NE) (1 post) Giant's Castle (5.26km E) (12 posts) The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down (5.32km E) (49 posts) Porth Hellick Downs (5.35km E) (33 posts) Normandy Down (5.39km E) (26 posts) Tinkler's Hill (5.57km NE) (1 post) Knackyboy Cairn (5.62km NE) (1 post) Cruthers Hill (5.85km NE) (1 post) Higher Town (6.19km ENE) (1 post) Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave (6.32km ENE) (3 posts) Little Arthur (6.43km ENE) (4 posts) Great Arthur (6.47km ENE) (7 posts) Burnt Hill (6.8km NE) (1 post) White Island (6.92km NE) (2 posts) Nornour (6.96km ENE) (4 posts) Chapel Downs (7.27km ENE) (2 posts) Menawethan (7.78km ENE) (2 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Buccabu Bike Hire (Tourist Information: 3.3 km ESE)

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There are four entrance graves on the rocky summit of South Hill with a dozen or more on the North Hill. The two hills of Samson ar very similar to the Paps of Jura in Scotland and the Paps of Anu in Ireland. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Earthstepper 4th September 2003ce Edited 9th March 2004ce

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Close by this chamber are the ruined cottages of the last people to live on Samson. The island was abandoned in the 19th century when almost all of the men were drowned while attempting to rescue people from a shipwreck. In the background, can be seen field walls on the sands which are only uncovered at low tide. There are many field walls and hut circles to be seen at the lowest tide when it is posible to walk from Samson to Bryher and from Bryher to Tresco. (See entry for Lyonesse) Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Earthstepper 4th September 2003ce Edited 9th March 2004ce