Block House Point
Block House Point is a locality in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England. Block House Point is situated nearby to the village Old Grimsby, as well as near the locality Porth Mellin Carn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Blockhouse and St Nicholas’s Church.
Old Blockhouse
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Blockhouse, also known as the Dover Fort, is a 16th-century fortification on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. It was built between 1548 and 1551 by the government of Edward VI to protect the islands against French attack.
St Nicholas’s Church
Church
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas's Church, Tresco, is a parish church in the Church of England located in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK.
Northwethel
Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited islands in the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly and has an approximate area of 0.1885 square kilometres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Grimsby and New Grimsby.
Old Grimsby
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the east side of the island and there is a quay.
New Grimsby
Village
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Grimsby is a coastal settlement on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is located on the west side of the island and there is a quay, as well as a public house, The New Inn, and a small art gallery.
Piper’s Hole
Locality
Photo: Simon Leatherdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on Tresco, an island of the Isles of Scilly. The name Piper's Hole can also refer to another, more minor, sea cave in the Isles of Scilly, located on Penninis Head, St Mary's.
Block House Point
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.9596° or 49° 57′ 35″ northLongitude
-6.32766° or 6° 19′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CXMXM5C+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2410073407OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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