Telegraph

Telegraph is a settlement on St Mary's, the largest of the , . 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.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village on St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, UK
  • Also known as: “Telegraph, Cornwall” and “Telegraph, Isles of Scilly”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bant’s Carn and Halangy Down.

Archaeological site
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Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave located on a steep slope on the island of in the , . The tomb is one of the best examples of a Scillonian entrance grave.

Archaeological site
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is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of , in the . The ancient site covers the lower slope of hill, overlooking the coastal inlet between the island of St.

Aerodrome
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St Mary's Airport or Isles of Scilly Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile east of on in the , to the south west of , UK.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trenoweth and Porthloo.

Hamlet
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is a small settlement, located in the north of the island of in the , , . It is situated in an inland and rural part of the island, northwest of and east of Telegraph.

Hamlet
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is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , . It is situated about half a mile northeast of and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.

Hamlet
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is a dispersed settlement located on the island of , the largest of the , . It is a tourist and farming area, with the only horse riding school in the islands.

Telegraph

Latitude
49.92962° or 49° 55′ 47″ north
Longitude
-6.30386° or 6° 18′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CXMWMHW+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1351112899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q7696213
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Polish—“Telegraph” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Թելեգրաֆ”
  • Basque: “Telegraph (Scilly uharteak)”
  • Basque: “Telegraph”
  • Dutch: “Telegraph, Isles of Scilly”
  • French: “Telegraph”
  • Polish: “Telegraph (Isles of Scilly)”
  • Polish: “Telegraph”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Halangy Point and Carn Morval Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Telegraph Tower and The Long Rock prehistoric standing stone on Long Rock Down, St Mary’s.

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