Castle Down

Castle Down is a windswept plateau of maritime heath in the northern part of the island of , . The area has a number of designations including Castle Down Site of Special Scientific Interest; is part of the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; part of the Isles of Scilly Heritage Coast; and part of Plantlife's Isles of Scilly Important Plant Area.
Wikipedia
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 112 feet (34 metres)
  • Description: plateau on Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cromwell’s Castle and King Charles’s Castle.

Castle
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Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New… is situated 1,300 feet west of Castle Down.

Ruins
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King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort… is situated 1,100 feet west of Castle Down.

Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piper’s Hole and Old Grimsby.

Locality
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Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on , an island of the .

Village
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is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Village
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is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Castle Down

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Latitude
49.96318° or 49° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
-6.34419° or 6° 20′ 39″ west
Open location code
8CXMXM74+78
Geo­Names ID
6285798
Wiki­data ID
Q5050061

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castle Down” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Castle Down”
  • Swedish: “Castle Down”

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