Porth Hellick Down
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porth Hellick Down and St Mary’s Airport.
Porth Hellick Down
Archaeological site
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porth Hellick Down is an archaeological site, which is situated 350 feet north 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
- Type: Heath
- Description: archaeological site on the island of St Mary’s, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
- Category: archaeological site
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.91774° or 49° 55′ 4″ northLongitude
-6.28094° or 6° 16′ 51″ westOpen location code
8CXMWP99+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1313006200OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathWikidata ID
Q7231738
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Low German—“Porth Hellick Down” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “檏海力唐墓”
- French: “Porth Hellick Down”
- German: “Porth Hellick Down”
- Low German: “Porth Hellick Down”
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Highlights include Porth Wreck and Porth Hellick.
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