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Porth Hellick Down
Great Tomb at Porth Hellick Down
Porth Hellick Down is located in Isles of Scilly
Porth Hellick Down
Shown within Isles of Scilly
RegionIsles of Scilly
Coordinates49°55′06″N 6°16′52″W / 49.91829°N 6.28113°W / 49.91829; -6.28113
TypeEntrance grave
History
Foundedc.2000-1500 BC
Site notes
Excavation dates1899
ArchaeologistsGeorge Bonsor
Scheduled monument
Official namePorth Hellick Down
Designated1975
Reference no.304047[1]

Porth Hellick Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age archeological site located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly in Great Britain. The ancient burial monument encompasses a large cairn cemetery that includes at least six entrance graves, other unchambered cairns, and a prehistoric field system. The site is notable for having the largest assembly of surviving entrance graves.

  1. ^ "Monument No. 304047". Historic England: Pastscape. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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