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Millcombe

 

Millcombe from across the valley (photo by A. J. Schofield)

Millcombe from across the valley

Location

Location of Millcombe

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The Old Light The Quarries  
The Village
To The Old Light To The Quarries Nothing this way
To The Village Home Nothing this way
To St Helena's Church To The Castle Nothing this way
 
St Helena's Church The Castle  

Millcombe was built by William Hudson Heaven in 1836, two years after he bought the island. It has an inward sloping roof to collect rainwater and is situated in the valley of the same name, sheltered from westerly winds.

Beacon Hill Montagu Steps Devil's Limekiln Rocket Pole St Helena's Church The South Light The Castle Millcombe The Village Anti-aircraft trenches Brick Field Quarry Cottages Quarter Wall Battery Point Punchbowl Valley The Earthquake Quarry Hospital The Admiralty Lookout (Tibbetts) Halfway Wall Mangonel Battery Brazen Ward John O'Groats House The North Light Pondsbury The Quarries The Landing Bay The Old Light Kaaksburg Devil's Slide