Cromwell’s Castle

Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of in the . It comprises a tall, circular gun tower and an adjacent gun platform, and was designed to prevent enemy naval vessels from entering the harbour.
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  • Castle
  • …is also known as “Cromwell’s Castle mid-17th century blockhouse and 18th century gun platform on the western coast of Castle Down, Tresco”
  • Description: castle in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King Charles’s Castle and Gweal.
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King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort… is situated 560 feet northeast of Cromwell’s Castle.
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is one of the .
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All Saints' Church is a Grade II listed parish church… is situated 3,500 feet south of Cromwell’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piper’s Hole and New Grimsby.
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Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on , an island of the .
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is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .
David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Cromwell’s Castle

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Latitude
49.96221° or 49° 57′ 44″ north
Longitude
-6.3496° or 6° 20′ 59″ west
Open location code
8CXMXM62+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1361433626
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5187650

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Danish—“Cromwell’s Castle” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “克倫威爾城堡”
  • Danish: “Cromwell’s Castle”

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