The Briars
The Briars is a village in Saint Helena. The Briars is situated nearby to the village Alarm Forest, as well as near Half Tree Hollow.Places of Interest
Highlights include High Knoll Fort and Briars.
High Knoll Fort
Castle
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
High Knoll Fort is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on Saint Helena, an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Briars
Building
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Briars is the small pavilion in which Napoleon Bonaparte stayed for the first few weeks of his exile on Saint Helena in late 1815 before being moved to Longwood House.
Museum of Saint Helena
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of Saint Helena is a museum on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. It has an extensive collection covering the maritime, military and social history of the island over two floors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Half Tree Hollow and Jamestown.
Half Tree Hollow
Village
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Half Tree Hollow is the smallest by area of the eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Jamestown
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Longwood
Village
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Longwood is a settlement and district of the British island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Longwood is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Briars.
The Briars
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Africa
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Latitude
-15.93988° or 15° 56′ 24″ southLongitude
-5.70945° or 5° 42′ 34″ westOpen location code
5CPP376R+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 8397107635OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Highlights include Domaine du Pavillon des Briars and St. Helena General Hospital.
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