Briars

Briars is the small pavilion in which Napoleon Bonaparte stayed for the first few weeks of his exile on in late 1815 before being moved to .
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Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Briars, Saint Helena”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: High Knoll Fort and Plantation House.

Castle
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on , an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 2,500 feet west of Briars.

Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
is the official residence of the governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km to the south of the capital, , on the island of . is situated 1 mile southwest of Briars.

Church
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY 3.0.
Saint Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral church on the island of and is part of the Diocese of St Helena. It is located approximately 2 miles south of in the district of . is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Briars.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Half Tree Hollow and Longwood.

Village
Photo: Peter Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the smallest by area of the eight of the island of , part of the British Overseas Territory of in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Village
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is a settlement and of the British island of in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 1½ miles east of Briars.

Village
Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of eight of the island of , part of the British Overseas Territory of in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 2½ miles south of Briars.

Briars

Latitude
-15.94345° or 15° 56′ 36″ south
Longitude
-5.70971° or 5° 42′ 35″ west
Open location code
5CPP374R+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 455727935
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q913330
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Briars” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “布莱尔斯”
  • Czech: “Pavillon des Briars”
  • Dutch: “Briars”
  • Finnish: “Briarsin paviljonki”
  • French: “pavillon des Briars”
  • French: “Pavillon des Briars”
  • German: “Briars”
  • Italian: “Briars”
  • Japanese: “ザ・ブライアーズ”
  • Korean: “브라이어스”
  • Russian: “Брайрс”
  • Spanish: “Briars”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Domaine du Pavillon des Briars and The Heart Shaped Waterfall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cable & Wireless South Atlantic Ltd Technical Centre and Gordons Post.

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