Alarm Forest
Alarm Forest is one of the smaller of the eight districts of St Helena, in the northern part of the island, southeast of Jamestown. In 2008 the district had a population of 276.
There is no village named "Alarm Forest": the name is from the forest which surrounds Alarm House (now a private house) standing in a prominent position overlooking James Bay. Alarm House was so named because until 1692 two guns were stationed on this hilltop, which were fired to raise the alarm whenever unknown ships were sighted in James Bay.[1]
The main settlement in the district is Briars Village.[2] The district was created between census years 1987 and 1998 from parts of Jamestown and Longwood.
Briars Village is to be found at the high point of the Side Path, a steep road leading out southward on the eastern slopes of Jamestown valley. Briars Village is considered effectively a suburb of Jamestown, with few amenities of its own, while the wider district is a wilder country area of forest and valleys.
Also within this district are Seaview, Two-gun Saddle and Hunts Vale.[3] Another area of settlement is Alarm Hill, where the historic Alarm House stands. The famed Heart Shaped Waterfall is within the district too.
Napoleon's tomb (now empty) is to be found in the Valley of the Tomb, part of Sane Valley, in the district. Napoleon had selected this spot as his burial site during one of his walks. He was later reburied in Les Invalides in Paris.
References
- ↑ St Helena Island - Alarm Forest
- ↑ Issu.com Spatial identities of the citizens of St Helena
- ↑ The Property Shop General locations in St Helena
