Historial places

Halley’s Observatory

Site of Edmund Halley’s observatory who arrived in 1673 to map the stars of the Southern Hemisphere.  Provides great views of Longwood.   Halleys...
Boer Cemetery, St Helena Island

Boer Cemetery

Cemetery of the Boer Prisoners that were imprisoned on St. Helena and died between 1900 and 1902 during the Anglo Boer war in South Africa. There is also a Bapt...
Napoleons Tomb

Napoleon’s Tomb

Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on St. Helena on 5th May 1821.  In his will Napoleon asked to be buried on the banks of the Seine, but the British Governo...
Jacob's Ladder, St Helena Island

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder is a run of 699 steps, up from Jamestown in the floor of the valley to the fort at Ladder Hill on the western valley slope. It is one of the 7...