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Historic fortification
Garrison Walls
Coastal defences around the Garrison headland spanning 350 years; the full circuit takes about two hours, with an exhibition in the Powder House.
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St Mary's & Hugh Town: things to do
Places worth your time in St Mary's & Hugh Town
Top places
Things to do in St Mary's & Hugh Town
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Historic fortification
Harry's Walls
Two artillery bastions and a curtain wall from a fort begun in 1551 and left unfinished when Star Castle was built instead.
Prehistoric site
Bant's Carn and Halangy Down
A Bronze Age burial mound above the remains of an Iron Age village in the north-west of the island; free in daylight hours.
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Prehistoric site
Innisidgen Burial Chambers
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns with views over the islands; the upper cairn is especially well preserved.
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Prehistoric site
Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber
A large Bronze Age entrance grave from about 2000 BC, with its kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
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Nature reserve
Peninnis Head
Granite cliffs and tors on the southern tip of St Mary's, with heathland, a lighthouse and migrant birds; a Wildlife Trust reserve.
Nature reserve
Lower Moors
A 10-hectare wetland with a path through wet woodland and reedbed, a screen over Shooter's Pool and two bird hides.
Beach
Porthcressa Beach
Sandy bay on the south side of Hugh Town, a few minutes from the quay; the Tourist Information Centre is on Porthcressa.
Church
St Mary's Old Church
The old parish church above Old Town Bay, one of six Church of England church buildings on the islands, set in its churchyard.
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Church
St Mary's Church, Hugh Town
The parish church in Hugh Town; the Isles of Scilly churches are raising money for new roofs on both St Mary's churches.
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Photo credits
- St Mary's & Hugh Town (area photo): Chris Gorringe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Garrison Walls: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harry's Walls: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bant's Carn and Halangy Down: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Innisidgen Burial Chambers: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Peninnis Head: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Porthcressa Beach: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0, source
- St Mary's Old Church: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Mary's Church, Hugh Town: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tresco, Bryher, St Martin's & St Agnes: Tom Corser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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