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Prehistoric cliff castle and cairns on Shipman Head, Bryher

Scheduled monument

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Shipman Head on Bryher still holds a prehistoric cliff castle and scattered cairns, marked as a scheduled monument though the entry ban remains absolute. The rocks may have served as a fortress, a boundary, or a death place, but the distinction no longer matters because the headland kept what it took. People stood on that edge long before written history, facing the sea with no railing and no warning.
The National Heritage List for England records Prehistoric cliff castle and cairns on Shipman Head, Bryher as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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