Castles and forts in Isles of Scilly
The Discover Alone map has 14 castles and forts in Isles of Scilly, England. Below are the 14 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Woolpack BatteryFortWoolpack Battery stands as a fort on the Isles of Scilly, its stones still facing the open sea. It may have watched for…
Star CastleCastleStar Castle is an eight-pointed fortress on St Mary's, built in 1593 by Robert Adams and Francis Godolphin to watch for…
Morning Point BatteryFortMorning Point Battery stands as an 18th century fort on St Marys, though excavation revealed its lower earthworks are…
King Charles' BatteryFortKing Charles' Battery stands as a fort among the Isles of Scilly, marking the sea edge where human hands shaped stone…
Giant's CastleArchaeological placeGiant's Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort on St Mary's, where sea cliffs and three northern banks guarded a small…
Cromwell's Castle mid-17th century blockhouse and 18th century gun platform on the western coast of Castle Down, TrescoScheduled monumentCromwell's Castle stands on Castle Down, Tresco, built during the English Civil War when the Isles of Scilly became a…- Prehistoric funerary, ritual and settlement remains; post-medieval defences, tin mine, lookouts and enclosures on Castle Down, TrescoScheduled monumentCastle Down on Tresco layers prehistoric burial and ritual remains beneath post-medieval defences, a tin mine, lookouts…
- Prehistoric cliff castle and cairns on Shipman Head, BryherScheduled monumentShipman Head on Bryher still holds a prehistoric cliff castle and scattered cairns, marked as a scheduled monument…
- King Charles' Castle mid-16th century artillery castle and Civil War earthen artillery defence on western Castle Down, TrescoScheduled monumentKing Charles' Castle stands on western Castle Down, Tresco, a mid-16th century artillery fortress built under Henry…
- Kerbed platform cairn on Salakee Down, 190m north west of the Giant's Castle cliff castle, St Mary'sScheduled monumentKerbed platform cairn on Salakee Down stands as a scheduled monument beside the Giant's Castle cliff castle, marking a…
- Ennor Castle, Old Town, St Mary'sScheduled monumentEnnor Castle stands in Old Town, St Mary's as a scheduled monument, marking a defended residence that watched the sea…
- Harry's Walls unfinished 16th century artillery castle and adjacent prehistoric standing stone at Mount Flagon, St Mary'sScheduled monumentHarry's Walls is an unfinished 16th century artillery castle beside a prehistoric standing stone at Mount Flagon, St…
- The Giant's Castle cliff castle, St Mary'sScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records The Giant's Castle cliff castle, St Mary's as a scheduled monument. The…
- The Star Castle, St Mary'sScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records The Star Castle, St Mary's as a scheduled monument. The saved point…