Porthloo
Porthloo is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village on St Mary’s, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Porthlow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taylor’s Island and Harry’s Walls.
Harry’s Walls
Ruins
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harry's Walls are the remains of an unfinished artillery fort, started in 1551 by the government of Edward VI to defend the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
St Mary’s Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile east of Hugh Town on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, to the south west of Cornwall, UK.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocky Hill and Telegraph.
Rocky Hill
Hamlet
Rocky Hill is a minor hill with a small settlement, on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby are Porthloo and Longstone.
Telegraph
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Telegraph is a settlement on St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Telegraph is located in the north west of the island and is the highest point on St Mary's and in the Isles of Scilly, at 51 metres above sea level.
Longstone
Hamlet
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longstone is small settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby is Holy Vale and Rocky Hill. Longstone is located inland, at the approximate geographic centre of the island.
Porthloo
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.92232° or 49° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.30757° or 6° 18′ 27″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
8CXMWMCR+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3130873761OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Scottish Gaelic—“Porthloo” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Փորթլու”
- Basque: “Porthloo”
- Dutch: “Porthloo”
- French: “Porthloo”
- Irish: “Porthloo”
- Polish: “Porthloo”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Porth Logh”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porthloo Boat Park and Porthloo Beach.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porthloo”. Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.