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Latitude: 49.9636 / 49°57'49"N
Longitude: -6.3486 / 6°20'54"W
OS Eastings: 88253
OS Northings: 16115
OS Grid: SV882161
Mapcode National: GBR BXQS.6VH
Mapcode Global: VGYBX.X53Q
Plus Code: 8CXMXM72+CH
Entry Name: King Charles' Castle
Listing Date: 14 December 1992
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1328850
English Heritage Legacy ID: 62551
Also known as: King Charles' Castle mid-16th century artillery castle and Civil War earthen artillery defence on western Castle Down, Tresco
ID on this website: 101328850
Location: Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, TR24
County: Isles of Scilly
Civil Parish: Tresco
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Isles of Scilly
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Castle
TRESCO
SV81NE King Charles' Castle
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II*
Fortification. 1550-1554. Roughly coursed granite rubble.
Cruciform plan with domestic quarters to rear of
semi-hexagonal battery at west end. Fort, originally of two
storeys, has gun ports to centre of each of the 5 sides.
Domestic quarters include small square projections to
north-east and south-east of hall and kitchen with guardroom
projecting to east; rebated window surrounds, chamfered
2-light stone-mullioned window, chamfered pointed-arched
doorway with rebate and draw-bar hole to east guardroom and
large single chamber (former kitchen) with oven to fireplace.
Built to cover entrance to New Grimsby Harbour, but badly
sited and later superceded by Cromwell's Castle (q.v.), for
which much of the stone from here was robbed. Scheduled as an
Ancient Monument.
(P Laws: The Buildings of Scilly: Redruth: 1980-: 6; B.H.
St.J.O'Neil: Isles of Scilly: London (HMSO): 1950-: 17-18;
Saunders A: Fortress Britain: Liphook: 1989-: 27).
Listing NGR: SV8825316115
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