Halangy Down

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The Iron Age enclosure at Halangy Down

The Iron Age and early medieval settlement Halangy Down is located about 1.6 km north of Hugh Town , below the Bant's Carn at St. Mary's , the main island of about Cornwall belonging Isles of Scilly .

The settlement, which has been in use for about 500 years, is located above an older Bronze Age settlement and is similar to that of Chysauster in Cornwall. The foundations of a round house and several connected oval buildings are preserved, the function of which is unclear.

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Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 53 "  N , 6 ° 18 ′ 28"  W.