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Jacob’s Ladder is one of the most striking examples of built heritage on St Helena. A dramatically steep staircase of 699 steps, it now provides the most convenient, if tiring, route from Jamestown valley to the top of Ladder Hill. However, Jacob’s Ladder’s was not the first structure built in an attempt to lessen the impact of scaling Ladder Hill. Some 18th century maps of the island record a route from the bottom of James Valley to the top of Ladder Hill. This consisted mo