Shipman Head (Cliff Fort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Shipman Head (Cliff Fort) by thesweetcheat

Shipman Head from Castle Down, Tresco.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Aug 29, 2010

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Shipman Head

Cliff Fort

Earthstepper Sep 5, 2003

Across the neck of the promontory is a low stone rampart of the cliff fort.

Sites within 20km of Shipman Head

Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.5km SSE

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Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 0.82km ENE

9

5
Hillside Farm

Cist • 1.14km SE

2
Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 1.3km SSW

2

1
Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 1.91km SSE

1
Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.91km SSE

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Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 2.01km SSE

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3
Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.46km SE

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2
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 2.61km ESE

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2
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 2.99km ENE

1
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 3km SSE

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1
West Porth

Cairn(s) • 3.09km ENE

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Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.32km ENE

1
South Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.7km SSE

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2
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.09km ENE

1
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 4.69km E

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White Island

Cairn(s) • 5.01km ENE

2
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.08km ESE

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4
Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 5.08km ESE

27

5
Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.29km ESE

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2
Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.34km E

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Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 5.54km ESE

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4
Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.73km E

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Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 5.76km ESE

27

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5
Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.97km ENE

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Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.14km ESE

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4
Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 6.21km SE

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Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.43km SE

23

7
Chapel Downs

Carving • 6.57km ENE

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Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 6.76km E

3
Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 6.87km E

3

1
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.91km E

3

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Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 6.97km ESE

4

2
Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 7.06km E

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2
Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 7.27km ESE

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3
Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 7.43km ESE

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Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 7.43km SE

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2
The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 7.47km ESE

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5

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Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 7.54km ESE

27

2

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Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 7.62km ESE

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1
Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 7.63km SE

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2

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Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 7.67km SSE

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Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 7.8km ESE

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2
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.81km SSE

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1
Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 8.21km SSE

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Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 8.22km E

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South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.22km SSE

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Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 8.25km SSE

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Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 8.41km SSE

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Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 8.61km SSE

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