ISLES OF SCILLY SITES
THE Giant’s Castle; a prehistoric hut circle and linear boundary and Civil War fieldworks on Toll’s Hill; and other Civil War relics on Newford Island, Isles of Scilly.
Lisa Walton, of the Council of the Isles of Scilly, said: “The islands are blessed with a wealth of unique heritage unlike anywhere else in the UK and the density of sites is mind-blowing. But whilst our situation as an isolated island community has preserved a unique historic landscape, it is this very circumstance that now threatens many of our sites and monuments.
“The islands are at the forefront of climate change and the landscape and coastline containing a high proportion of our sites are directly in the path of rising sea level, coastal erosion and stormy weather conditions. It is more important than ever to capture this moment before it is gone. How we manage and adapt to these inevitable processes will decide how much we can understand about our past, for future generations, before it is too late.”