The Castle
The Castle is the main government building of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Government office
- Description: government building of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena
- Also known as: “The Castle, Saint Helena”
- Address: The Castle, Jamestown, STHL 1ZZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Saint Helena and Saint James’ Church, Jamestown.
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. Museum of Saint Helena is situated 360 feet southwest of The Castle.
Saint James’ Church, Jamestown
Church
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint James' Church is an Anglican church on the island of Saint Helena and is part of the Diocese of St Helena. It is situated in the capital Jamestown and is the oldest Anglican Church in the southern hemisphere; the present building was put up in 1774. Saint James’ Church, Jamestown is situated 340 feet south of The Castle.
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. High Knoll Fort is situated 1¼ miles south of The Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Half Tree Hollow.
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.
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 2½ miles southeast of The Castle.
The Castle
- Categories: building, office, and government building
- Location: Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
-15.9244° or 15° 55′ 28″ southLongitude
-5.71781° or 5° 43′ 4″ westLevels
3Open location code
5CPP37GJ+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 254448018OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q7721573
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tulu—“The Castle” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “দ্য কাসল”
- Chinese: “城堡 (聖赫勒拿)”
- Chinese: “城堡”
- German: “The Castle”
- Hindi: “द कैसल”
- Kannada: “ಕೋಟೆ”
- Spanish: “El Castillo”
- Telugu: “ది కాసిల్”
- Tulu: “ಕೋಟೆ”
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Highlights include Children’s pool and The Moat.
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