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Pennance Entrance Grave Image © A.Brookes (23.6.2008) Also known as: The Giant's House Nearest Town: Penzance (7km SSE) OS Ref (GB):     SW448376 / Sheet: 203 Latitude: 50° 10' 57.73" N Longitude:     5° 34' 30.86" W Added by CraigR Images (2) Fieldnotes (2) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Pennance Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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Visited 11.4.10. No public right of way to site and very difficult to park on the road (B3306) from which the tomb is easily seen. I just about managed to park (not very safely) on a grass verge and satisfied myself with a quick look before moving the car not to cause an accident. The site consists of what appears to be a large jumble of stones in the middle of a field. There didn't appear to be any way you could get close to the site for a 'sneak' visit without asking permission from the land owner. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by CARL 20th April 2010ce

A fantastic Scillonian entrance grave close to Lands End. About 15ft long with five capstones still in position. Marked as Chambered Cairn on Landranger, close to Penzance. National Trust land but ask at farm/house for permission. Quiet and beautiful. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by CraigR 11th October 2001ce Edited 27th May 2003ce

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Megalithics Colour pictures of this entrace grave. After seeing so many dolmens stripped of their mounds in this region, Pennance was a welcome surprise. The megalithics page also has a great "internal shot" (oooer!) http://www.megalithics.com/england/pennance/pennmain.htm Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by phil 2nd March 2002ce Edited 17th December 2008ce