![]() Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn, My Favourite Chambered Cairn Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn with it's nearby outcrop behind it Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn, Inside looking out Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : The wonderful Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn Innisidgen Upper submitted by Postman : The best view in Scilly Innisidgen Upper submitted by Postman : An impossibly pretty place. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew. Innisidgen Upper submitted by TheCaptain : Upper Innisidgen on 8 Sept 1986.ĭuring a 2 week sailing trip with friends, on this day I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to Tresco for the night. Innisidgen Upper submitted by celticmaiden55 : A great view Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn, Capstones Innisidgen Upper submitted by Andy_Creigh : Image © Andy Creigh Innisidgen Upper submitted by Postman : Taken from the far swing of a Tarzy if you can believe that. Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : An Amazing place. Innisidgen Upper submitted by Postman : This is the one that made come all the way down here. Innisidgen Upper submitted by Postman : Crashed Cylon spaceship, or maybe them from Independence Day. Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Sunset at Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : Come on in! Innisidgen Upper submitted by Bladup : The beautiful Innisidgen Upper Chambered Cairn at Sunset To see the most up to date information please register for a free account. You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. This is pure speculation however it seems too prominent in the landscape to be coincidence. Perhaps it was used for the funeral pior or to lay the bodies of the dead out so the skin could be cleaned by seabirds in preparation for cremation. This appears to have a small cleft down the middle which aligns directly east. On this visit my attention has really been drawn to a rock out crop to the East over looking the sea. The views across the Crow sound are fabulous and although it would have looked much different 3000 years ago, it is easy to see while the ancients would choose here as their last resting place. The wind blows through the trees creating an eerie hush, only broken by the sound of waves lapping the shore to my left. We approached the site from the southeast along the cliff path, with the site visible for quite a while before we reached it. Today it still retains that initial magic. It was that trip that sparked my interest in this type of site. I first visited this site three years ago, on my first holiday with my fiancé. The entrance aligns south easterly (120?). The walls of the inner chamber are of slabs and course stone and it has a total of 5 capstones. The substantial mound is reverted on all sides by a kerb of large stones. Overlooking the Crow sound towards the Eastern Isles and the ruined village on Nornour, this well preserved Scillonian entrance grave is in a superb setting. Two Bronze Age cairns, about 100 feet apart, with stunning views over towards St Martin's. In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to findĬo-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinatesĬlick to view comments at bottom of this page Innisidgen Upper submitted by enkidu41 Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marksĬan be driven to, probably with disabled access Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site Map Ref: SV92181265 Landranger Map Number: 203 Submitted by Andy_Creigh on Tuesday, 17 September 2002 Page Views: 9774 Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Innisidgen UpperĬountry: England County: Isles of Scilly Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Explanations of the types of locations are provided in the main locations page.> Innisidgen Upper - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in England in Isles of Scilly Points of Interest serve as locations with unique side quests, while cities serve as the centralised areas with multiple sublocations and act as a hub for services and merchants. The following are locations accessible in Malabal Tor and, with the exception of unmarked locations, are discoverable on the map.
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