Turfy Hill
Turfy Hill is a peak in St. Martin’s, Isles of Scilly, England. Turfy Hill is situated nearby to the locality Churchtown, as well as near the village Higher Town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Teän and St Helen’s.
Teän
Island
Photo: Chris Walpole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teän is an uninhabited island to the north of the Isles of Scilly archipelago between Tresco, 1.5 kilometres to the west, and St Martin's, 300 metres to the east.
St Helen’s
Island
Photo: Cyr, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited islands in the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly and has an approximate area of 0.1885 square kilometres.
Guthers
Islet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Eastern Isles are a group of 12 small uninhabited islands within the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Scilly Heritage Coast and a Site of Special Scientific Interest first designated in 1971 for its flora and fauna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hugh Town and Old Grimsby.
Hugh Town
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.
Lower Town
Village
Photo: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Town is the westernmost settlement on the island of St Martin's in the Isles of Scilly, England. One of the island's two quays is located here, sometimes referred to as the Hotel Quay, as the only hotel on the island, Karma St Martin's, is located by it.
Turfy Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: St. Martin’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.9653° or 49° 57′ 55″ northLongitude
-6.2812° or 6° 16′ 52″ westOpen location code
8CXMXP89+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3130873605OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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