Bant's Carn, St Mary's

Name: Bant's Carn
Address: St Mary's, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 117 975 0700

#2 among attractions in St Mary's

Top attraction, Ruins, Prehistoric site

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Facts and practical information

Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave located on a steep slope on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. The tomb is one of the best examples of a Scillonian entrance grave. Below Bant's Carn, lies the remains of the Iron Age village of Halangy Down. ()

Coordinates: 49°55'51"N, 6°18'27"W

Address

St Mary's United Kingdom

Contact

+44 117 975 0700

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Day trips

Bant's Carn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porth Hellick, Tresco Priory, Halangy Down, Tresco Abbey Gardens.

1.4 miSE
49°54'58"N • 6°17'5"W
Porth Hellick
37 min walk • Beach
1.5 miNW
Monastery
Tresco Priory, Tresco
40 min walk • Tresco Priory is a former monastic settlement on Tresco, Isles of Scilly founded in 946 AD. It was re-founded as the Priory of St Nicholas by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.
~250 ftNW
Prehistoric site
Halangy Down, Isles of Scilly
2 min walk • Halangy Down is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly. The ancient site covers the lower slope of Halangy Down hill, overlooking the coastal inlet between the island of St. Mary's and Tresco Island.
1.6 miNW
Botanical garden, Fishing charters and tours, Boat tours
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Tresco
40 min walk • Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17 acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built.
1.1 miS
Church
St Mary's Methodist Church
29 min walk • St Mary's Methodist Church, Hugh Town is a Methodist church in Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly. It is currently Grade II listed.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Harry's Walls, Isles of Scilly
23 min walk • Harry's Walls are the remains of an unfinished artillery fort, started in 1551 by the government of Edward VI to defend the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
1.2 miS
Windmill
Buzza Tower, St Mary's
31 min walk • Buzza Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly now used as a camera obscura. The tower was built in 1821 as a windmill.
0.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Innisidgen, St Mary's
19 min walk • Innisidgen is the site of two Bronze Age entrance graves on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The two burial monuments, lie on a steep slope of Innisidgen Hill overlooking Crow Sound with a view towards the Eastern Isles.
1.2 miS
Area
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly
30 min walk • Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
1.5 miSE
Prehistoric site
Porth Hellick Down, St Mary's
38 min walk • 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.
1.1 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, St Mary's
28 min walk • St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK. The Church was consecrated on 7 September 1838 and replaced the church at Old Town which was inconvenient for the Hugh Town population and in need of repair.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bant's Carn?

Nearby attractions include Halangy Down, Isles of Scilly (2 min walk), Glandore Gallery on Scilly, St Mary's (18 min walk), Innisidgen, St Mary's (19 min walk), Harry's Walls, Isles of Scilly (23 min walk).