Gweal Hill (Entrance Grave) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Gweal Hill (Entrance Grave) by Earthstepper

Ruined entrance grave on Gweal Hill. Gweal Island is opposite.

Earthstepper Sep 8, 2003

Image of Gweal Hill (Entrance Grave) by Earthstepper

From Gweal Hill looking into the central lagoon of Scilly.

Earthstepper Sep 5, 2003

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Gweal Hill

Entrance Grave

Earthstepper Sep 5, 2003

A ruined entrance grave crowns the summit of Gweal Hill with two cairns nearby. One cairn is surrounded by five kerbstones.

Sites within 20km of Gweal Hill

Hillside Farm

Cist • 0.8km ENE

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Shipman Head Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.86km NNE

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Samson Hill entrance grave

Entrance Grave • 0.99km ESE

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Samson Hill Cairns

Cairn(s) • 0.99km ESE

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Works Cairn

Entrance Grave • 1.06km ESE

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Shipman Head

Cliff Fort • 1.3km NNE

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Lyonesse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.77km ESE

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2
North Hill

Entrance Grave • 1.89km SE

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Castle Down

Chambered Cairn • 1.91km NE

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5
St Nicholas’s Priory

Holed Stone • 2.39km E

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South Hill

Entrance Grave • 2.59km SE

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2
Old Man

Entrance Grave • 3.75km ENE

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West Porth

Cairn(s) • 3.85km ENE

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Great Hill

Entrance Grave • 4.15km ENE

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Bant’s Carn

Entrance Grave • 4.67km E

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5
Halangy Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.7km E

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4
Tinkler’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.82km ENE

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Long Rock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.95km E

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2
Knackyboy Cairn

Entrance Grave • 5.25km ENE

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Innisidgen Lower

Chambered Cairn • 5.35km E

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4
Porthcressa cist-grave cemetry

Cist • 5.39km ESE

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Harry’s Walls

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.5km ESE

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4
Innisidgen

Cairn(s) • 5.57km E

27

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5
Buzza Hill

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.68km ESE

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7
Cruthers Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.79km ENE

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White Island

Cairn(s) • 5.93km ENE

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Higher Town

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.19km ENE

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Burnt Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.56km ENE

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Obadiah’s Barrow

Entrance Grave • 6.58km SE

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Mount Todden

Cairn(s) • 6.67km E

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2
Peninnis Head

Cairn(s) • 6.67km ESE

7

2
Old Man of Gugh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.76km SE

5

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Peninnis Head

Natural Rock Feature • 6.86km ESE

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Salakee Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.93km ESE

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3

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Middle Arthur Boat Shaped Passage Grave

Passage Grave • 6.95km E

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Normandy Down

Chambered Cairn • 6.97km E

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3
Airport cairn

Chambered Cairn • 7.05km ESE

4

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Little Arthur

Chambered Cairn • 7.05km E

3

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The Great Tomb on Porth Hellick Down

Chambered Cairn • 7.08km E

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5

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Porth Hellick Downs

Cairn(s) • 7.14km E

27

2

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Chapel Downs

Carving • 7.14km ENE

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Carn of Works

Entrance Grave • 7.16km SE

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South Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.17km SE

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Clapper of Works

Entrance Grave • 7.19km SE

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Great Arthur

Entrance Grave • 7.21km E

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2
Giant’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 7.27km ESE

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2
Nornour

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.27km ENE

3

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Nag’s Head

Natural Rock Feature • 7.29km SSE

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Wingletang Down

Cairn(s) • 7.48km SSE

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Menawethan

Cairn(s) • 8.45km E

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