Porth Hellick Down
Porth Hellick Down is an archaeological site in St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, England. Porth Hellick Down is situated nearby to the beach Porth Wreck, as well as near the heath Normandy Down.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Prehistoric entrance grave and regular field system on north western Porth Hellick Down, St. Mary’s
- Also known as: “Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porth Hellick Down and St Mary’s Airport.
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 is situated 350 feet south of 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Normandy and Giant’s Castle.
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.
Giant’s Castle
Locality
Photo: PaulaSL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Pelistry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelistry is a small settlement, situated east of Maypole and north of Normandy, in the east of the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England.
Porth Hellick Down
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.91868° or 49° 55′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.28058° or 6° 16′ 50″ westOpen location code
8CXMWP99+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 503697602OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17675904
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