Porth Hellick
Porth Hellick is a beach in St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, England. Porth Hellick is situated nearby to the nature reserve Higher Moors, as well as near the islet Newfoundland Rocks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Airport and 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.
Porth Hellick Down
Heath
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. Porth Hellick Down is situated 1,000 feet east of Porth Hellick.
Porth Hellick Down
Archaeological site
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porth Hellick Down is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Porth Hellick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giant’s Castle and Normandy.
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.
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.
Longstone
Hamlet
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longstone is small settlement on the island of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby is Holy Vale and Rocky Hill. Longstone is located inland, at the approximate geographic centre of the island.
Porth Hellick
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.91697° or 49° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
-6.28509° or 6° 17′ 6″ westOperator
Isles of Scilly Wildlife TrustOpen location code
8CXMWP87+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 342162397OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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