--- title: Bant's Carn Entrance Grave author: Jan van der Crabben source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18830/bants-carn-entrance-grave/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 2024-04-16 --- # Bant's Carn Entrance Grave _Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_ ## Image File [![Bant's Carn Entrance Grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18830.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18830.jpg) ## Image Caption Bant's Carn is a Scillionian entrance [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) in very well-preserved condition. It is located on the island of St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, UK. It was excavated in 1900 by the archaeologist George Bonsor where he found piles of cremated bones at the end of the chamber as well as [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) shards. The [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) chamber is surrounded by a round cairn that is surrounded by a stone kerb. Even though human remains were found at the site, archaeologists believe that entrance graves such as this one were not only used as graves, but may have had other ritual uses. The burial chamber dates back to the [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Age (c. 2500 to 800 BCE) and is now surrounded by the ruins of the later Halangy Down settlement which dates to the [Iron Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Iron_Age/) (c. 300 BCE) and the early Middle Ages (c. 600 CE). The inhabitants of the settlement did not take stones from the cairn, apparently respecting the much older site. There is also a prehistoric field system adjacent to the site, which is maintained by English Heritage. #### Editorial Review This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/). ## Bibliography - [History of Bant’s Carn Burial Chamber and Halangy Down Ancient Village | English Heritage](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bants-carn-burial-chamber-and-halangy-down-ancient-village/history/ "History of Bant’s Carn Burial Chamber and Halangy Down Ancient Village | English Heritage"), accessed 15 Apr 2024. - [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 16). Bant's Carn Entrance Grave. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Crabben, Jan van der. "Bant's Carn Entrance Grave." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 16, 2024. . ### MLA Crabben, Jan van der. "Bant's Carn Entrance Grave." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Apr 2024, . ## License & Copyright Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 16 April 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.