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Site name Peninnis Head, St Mary's

Site number 162

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4123 4143 4152 4156 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A barrow covering a cist dismantled in 1812, reported in the West Briton of 30 October 1812, and quoted by Ashbee 1974. The cist contained a heap of human bones of very large size and two heavy bronze torques. The barrow was possibly built around a standing stone.

Remains/Period Y4

County Scilly

Region SW

National grid square SV

X coordinate 912

Y coordinate 95

Bibliographic source Ashbee 1974

Query

Site name	Peninnis Head, St Mary's
Site number	162
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4048 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4123 4143 4152 4156 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A barrow covering a cist dismantled in 1812, reported in the West Briton of 30 October 1812, and quoted by Ashbee 1974. The cist contained a heap of human bones of very large size and two heavy bronze torques. The barrow was possibly built around a standing stone.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Scilly
Region	SW
National grid square	SV
X coordinate	912
Y coordinate	95
Bibliographic source	Ashbee 1974