Bar Point Switching Station
Bar Point Switching Station is a hut in St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, England. Bar Point Switching Station is situated nearby to the forest Long Rock Down, as well as near the hamlet Trenoweth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Innisidgen and Bant’s Carn.
Innisidgen
Archaeological site
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Innisidgen is the site of two Bronze Age entrance graves on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The two burial monuments, lie on a steep slope of Innisidgen Hill overlooking Crow Sound with a view towards the Eastern Isles. Innisidgen is situated 1,800 feet east of Bar Point Switching Station.
Bant’s Carn
Archaeological site
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave located on a steep slope on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. The tomb is one of the best examples of a Scillonian entrance grave. Bant’s Carn is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Bar Point Switching Station.
Halangy Down
Archaeological site
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halangy Down is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly. The ancient site covers the lower slope of Halangy Down hill, overlooking the coastal inlet between the island of St. Halangy Down is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Bar Point Switching Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trenoweth and Telegraph.
Trenoweth
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trenoweth is a small settlement, located in the north of the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England. It is situated in an inland and rural part of the island, northwest of Maypole and east of Telegraph.
Telegraph
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Telegraph is a settlement on St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Telegraph is located in the north west of the island and is the highest point on St Mary's and in the Isles of Scilly, at 51 metres above sea level.
Maypole
Hamlet
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maypole is a dispersed settlement located on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. It is a tourist and farming area, with the only horse riding school in the islands.
Bar Point Switching Station
- Type: Hut
- Category: building
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.93407° or 49° 56′ 3″ northLongitude
-6.29961° or 6° 17′ 59″ westOpen location code
8CXMWPM2+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 233425713OpenStreetMap feature
building=hut
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Rock Down and The Long Rock prehistoric standing stone on Long Rock Down, St Mary’s.
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