Giant’s Castle
The Giant's Castle is a promontory fort of the Iron Age, on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England. It is a scheduled monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: hillfort in Isles of Scilly, England, UK
- Also known as: “Giant’s Castle, Isles of Scilly”, “Giant’s Castle, St Mary’s”, and “The Giant’s Castle cliff castle, St Mary’s”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Airport and Porth Hellick Down.
St Mary’s Airport
Aerodrome
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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.
Porth Hellick Down
Heath
Porth Hellick Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age archeological site located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly in Great Britain. The ancient burial monument encompasses a large cairn cemetery that includes at least six entrance graves, other unchambered cairns, and a prehistoric field system.
Porth Hellick Down
Archaeological site
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porth Hellick Down is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Normandy.
Old Town
Village
Photo: Matteosoldati, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is a village on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly located southeast of Hugh Town. It is thought to be the oldest settlement on the island. It is a popular tourist area and is only a short distance from the island's airport.
Normandy
Hamlet
Normandy is a small settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located in the east of the island, between Pelistry and Porth Hellick on the A3110 road.
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.
Giant’s Castle
- Categories: promontory fort, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.91167° or 49° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
-6.28536° or 6° 17′ 7″ westOpen location code
8CXMWP67+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12157771878OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q17675696
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