Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
SV876156

Nearest town:

Newlyn (60km ENE)

OS reference:

SV876156

OS sheet:

203

Latitude:

49° 57' 28.84 N

Longitude:

6° 21' 23.04 W

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Image of Shipman Head Down (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Some of the cairns on Shipman Head Down can be seen on the skyline, right. Seen from Castle Down, Tresco.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Aug 29, 2010

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Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

Earthstepper Sep 5, 2003

This massive cairn site consists of 134 cairns most of which are small circular platforms linked by lines of stones forming rectilinear alignments.

Sites within 20km of Shipman Head Down

Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 0.5km NNW

1

1
Hillside Farm

Cist • 0.67km SE

2
Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave • 0.86km SSW

2

1
Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 1.06km NE

9

5
Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 1.41km SSE

1
Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.41km SSE

1
Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 1.51km SSE

6

3
Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.01km SE

2

2
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 2.27km ESE

1

2
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 2.5km SSE

5

1
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 3.07km ENE

1
West Porth

Cairn(s) • 3.16km ENE

1
South Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.2km SSE

3

2
Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 3.43km ENE

1
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.16km ENE

1
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 4.68km ENE

1
Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 4.72km ESE

27

5
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.73km ESE

17

4
Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.95km ESE

7

2
White Island

Cairn(s) • 5.18km ENE

2
Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 5.25km E

23

4
Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.28km ENE

1
Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 5.47km E

27

1

5
Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.68km ENE

1
Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.73km ESE

7

1

4
Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 5.76km SE

1
Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.99km ENE

1
Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.99km ESE

23

7
Chapel Downs

Carving • 6.58km ENE

1

1
Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 6.61km E

3
Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 6.65km ESE

4

2
Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 6.72km E

3

1
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.83km E

3

1
Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 6.9km E

5

2
Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.96km ESE

19

3
Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 6.99km SE

7

2
Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 7.05km ESE

20

3

1
The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 7.13km ESE

37

5

1
Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 7.17km SSE

1

1
Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 7.19km SE

12

2

1
Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 7.19km ESE

27

2

1
Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 7.23km ESE

4

1
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.32km SSE

5

1
Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 7.42km ESE

10

2
Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 7.72km SSE

1
South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.73km SSE

1
Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 7.76km SSE

1
Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 7.92km SSE

3

1
Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 8.09km E

1

1
Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 8.12km SSE

1