Built in 1729 by Amor Clarke, son of the St Agnes lighthouse keeper, the Troy Town maze on the Isles of Scilly appeared to be an 18th-century curiosity — until a 1988 restoration revealed the stones had been placed over an older Viking-era labyrinth, pushing the site's history back centuries. The classical 7-circuit design matches Norse Trojaborg patterns found across Scandinavia. At 316.07° Giza bearing, Troy Town connects the Scilly Isles — ancient tin-trade waypoint between Cornwall and the Mediterranean — to the broader Atlantic labyrinth network. The islands' granite geology, part of the same batholith as Cornwall's tin-bearing granites, generates localized geomagnetic anomalies measurable at the surface.
WikipediaLabyrinth Details
Pattern
Classical 7-Circuit
Circuits
7 paths, 8 walls
Diameter
5m
Material
stone
Age
1729 AD (surface), possibly Viking age (subsurface)
Condition
restored
Country
England
Region
Isles of Scilly, Cornwall
Stellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | — | — | — | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | — | — | — | — | |
| Sirius | — | — | — | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | — | — | — | — | |
| Regulus | — | — | — | — | |
| Aldebaran | — | — | — | — | |
| Antares | — | — | — | — | |
| Fomalhaut | — | — | — | — | |
| Arcturus | — | — | — | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | — | — | — | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | — | — | — | — | |
| Deneb | — | — | — | — | |
| Capella | — | — | — | — | |
| Castor | — | — | — | — | |
| Pollux | — | — | — | — | |
| Procyon | — | — | — | — | |
| Betelgeuse | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigel | — | — | — | — | |
| Bellatrix | — | — | — | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | — | — | — | — | |
| Mimosa | — | — | — | — | |
| Altair | — | — | — | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | — | — | — | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | — | — | — | — | |
| Alnitak | — | — | — | — | |
| Mintaka | — | — | — | — | |
| Saiph | — | — | — | — | |
| Peacock | — | — | — | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | — | — | — | — | |
| Hadar | — | — | — | — | |
| Gacrux | — | — | — | — | |
| Naos | — | — | — | — | |
| Suhail | — | — | — | — | |
| Avior | — | — | — | — | |
| Atria | — | — | — | — | |
| Regor | — | — | — | — | |
| Alsephina | — | — | — | — | |
| Shaula | — | — | — | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | — | — | — | — | |
| Alpheratz | — | — | — | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | — | — | — | — | |
| Rasalhague | — | — | — | — | |
| Denebola | — | — | — | — | |
| Alhena | — | — | — | — | |
| Alphard | — | — | — | — | |
| Bharani | — | — | — | — | |
| Pushya | — | — | — | — | |
| Adhara | — | — | — | — | |
| Wezen | — | — | — | — | |
| Navi | — | — | — | — | |
| Schedar | — | — | — | — | |
| Nunki | — | — | — | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | — | — | — | — | |
| Sabik | — | — | — | — | |
| Scheat | — | — | — | — | |
| Enif | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphda | — | — | — | — | |
| Alphecca | — | — | — | — | |
| Rasalgethi | — | — | — | — | |
| Spica | — | — | — | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | — | — | — | — | |
| Unukalhai | — | — | — | — | |
| Murzim | — | — | — | — | |
| Phact | — | — | — | — | |
| Mirfak | — | — | — | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | — | — | — | — | |
| Markab | — | — | — | — | |
| Algol | — | — | — | — | |
| Sadalmelik | — | — | — | — | |
| Sadalsuud | — | — | — | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 51.9° | — | 308.1° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 128.1° | — | 231.9° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 63.8° | — | 296.2° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 116.2° | — | 243.8° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 41.8° | — | 318.2° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 138.2° | — | 221.8° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 60.1° | — | 299.9° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 119.9° | — | 240.1° | — |
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