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title: Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18827/porth-hellick-down-burial-chamber/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-04-18
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# Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18827.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18827.jpg)

## Image Caption

This entrance [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) mound also known as "The Great [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/)" stands upon Porth Hellick Down on the island of St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, UK. Part of a [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) cemetery that was in use circa 2500 to 800 BCE, it is the largest mound on Porth Hellick Down.

It was excavated in 1899 by the archaeologist George Bonsor, where he recovered a piece of pumice and several [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Age [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) shards. Bonsor restored parts of the cairn and removed an outer stone kerb, while the inner kerb was somewhat modified.

#### Editorial Review

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## Bibliography

- [Ratcliffe, Jeanette. *Scilly's Archaeological Heritage.* Twelveheads Press, 1992.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0906294533/)

## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2024, April 18). Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18827/porth-hellick-down-burial-chamber/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18827/porth-hellick-down-burial-chamber/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18827/porth-hellick-down-burial-chamber/>.

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