Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment
SV933153

Nearest town:

Newlyn (55km ENE)

OS reference:

SV933153

OS sheet:

203

Latitude:

49° 57' 29.79 N

Longitude:

6° 16' 36.88 W

Added to TMA by

Rhiannon

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Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment

pure joy Sep 11, 2003

‘The Earth Mysteries Guide to Ancient Sites on the Isles of Scilly’ (Meyn Mamvro, 1995, revised 1996 & 1999) gives the following info. “On Higher Town Beach to the East of New Quay lies this prominent stone row (partially covered at high tide), the only one positively identified on the Scillies. A previous one thought to be on the island of Old Man (Tean) has been shown to be a wall structure. Three stones still exist in the St.Martin’s row, one of which is grooved and one of which may have (natural?) cup marks. The row seems to point to Chapel Dows above to the NE, and may therefore have marked the place from which to view the Midsummer sun rising over the prehistoric sites on the Downs”

Sites within 20km of Higher Town

Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.4km WSW

1
Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.76km NNE

1
Chapel Downs

Carving • 1.08km NE

1

1
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 1.11km W

1
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.25km E

3

1
Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 1.65km SE

3
Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 1.7km SE

3

1
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 1.93km W

1
Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 2.01km SE

5

2
White Island

Cairn(s) • 2.46km NW

2
Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 2.71km ESE

1

1
Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 2.72km W

1
West Porth

Cairn(s) • 2.77km W

1
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 2.87km W

1
Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 2.9km SSW

23

4
Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 2.91km SSW

27

1

5
Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.46km SSW

7

2
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.63km SW

17

4
Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 3.77km SW

27

5
Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 3.83km S

4

2
Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 4km SSE

19

3
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 4.04km WSW

1

2
The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 4.51km S

37

5

1
Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 4.61km S

27

2

1
Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 4.97km S

20

3

1
Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 4.98km W

9

5
Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5km SSW

7

1

4
Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.01km WSW

2

2
Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 5.35km S

10

2
Hillside Farm

Cist • 5.38km WSW

2
Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 5.4km S

4

1
Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.58km SSW

23

7
Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.59km WSW

1
Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 5.59km WSW

1
Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 5.61km WSW

6

3
Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.68km WSW

1

1
Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 5.73km W

1

1
Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 5.84km SSW

1
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 5.99km WSW

5

1
Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 6.19km WSW

2

1
South Hill

Entrance Grave • 6.19km WSW

3

2
Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 6.24km SSW

7

2
Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 6.38km SSW

12

2

1
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.11km SSW

5

1
Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 8.19km SSW

1

1
Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 8.36km SSW

1
South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.4km SSW

1
Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 8.47km SSW

1
Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 9.08km SSW

3

1
Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 9.24km SSW

1