The Briars

Places of Interest

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Sandy Bay

Village

Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sandy Bay is one of 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. Sandy Bay is situated 2½ miles south of The Briars.

The Briars

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Places with the Same Name

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