Obadiah's Barrow

The Isles of Scilly were originally settled during the Neolithic era, around 2500 BC. Entrance graves are distinguished by their burial chamber, typically constructed with edge-set slabs, coursed rubble walling or both, and roofed by large covering slabs. The chamber is usually accessible through an opening in the mound's stone outer edge. Excavations of entrance graves have generally uncovered cremation urns, pottery fragments and cremated and unburnt human bones. The grave was named for Obadiah Hicks, a farmer who lived on St. Agnes at the time of the excavation. Bonsor lodged with Hicks and named the burial monument after him. Bonsor's surviving plans, drawings and sections of the grave…

Obadiah's barrow is a Neolithic entrance grave, 22 ft (7m) in diameter and 2 ft (60 cm) in height. It is located on Gugh, one of six inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly. The grave is found on the southwestern side of Kittern Hill, the northernmost hill and highest point on the island. Kittern Hill is the site of several burial cairns, including five entrance graves. The largest entrance grave on Gugh is Obadiah's Barrow, also known as Obadiah's grave. Obadia's barrow consists of a predominantly circular mound, approximately 33 ft (10m) in diameter and 4.92 ft (1.5m) high. The grave has a short passage leading to an inner chamber, which measures 17 ft (5.2m) long by 4.6 ft (1.4m) wide.…