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Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior was probably a woman

drewbhoy Jul 28, 2023

A decades-long mystery over whether an Iron Age warrior who lived on the Isles of Scilly was a man or woman has been solved.

More info : bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-66314179

Iron Age sword returns to islands

phil Mar 23, 2002

A 2,000-year-old sword and an ancient mirror are to be returned to the islands where a farmer found them.

He was working with a tractor in a potato field on the Isles of Scilly, off Cornwall, when he uncovered a burial site.

see the story
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1858000/1858788.stm

Sites within 20km of Hillside Farm

Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.67km NW

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Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 0.8km WSW

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Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 0.8km S

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Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 0.8km S

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Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 0.9km S

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Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 1.14km NW

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Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.34km SE

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Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 1.39km NNE

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St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 1.69km E

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North Hill

Entrance Grave • 1.91km S

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South Hill

Entrance Grave • 2.6km SSE

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Old Man

Entrance Grave • 2.99km ENE

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West Porth

Cairn(s) • 3.08km ENE

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Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.39km ENE

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Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.03km ENE

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Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 4.09km ESE

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Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.11km ESE

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Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.34km ESE

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Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 4.45km ENE

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Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 4.68km E

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Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 4.9km E

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Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.99km ENE

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Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.07km ESE

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Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 5.09km SE

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White Island

Cairn(s) • 5.18km NE

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Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.32km ESE

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Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.38km ENE

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Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.76km ENE

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Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 6.05km E

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Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 6.18km E

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Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 6.29km E

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Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 6.32km SE

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Chapel Downs

Carving • 6.34km ENE

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Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.36km E

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Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.41km ESE

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Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 6.45km E

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Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.48km ENE

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The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.51km ESE

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Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 6.52km SE

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Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 6.54km SSE

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Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 6.57km ESE

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Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 6.57km ESE

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Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.68km SSE

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Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 6.77km ESE

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Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 7.08km SSE

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South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.09km SSE

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Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 7.12km SSE

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Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 7.3km SSE

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Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 7.5km SSE

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Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 7.68km E

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