Cromwell’s Castle
Cromwell's Castle is an artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. It comprises a tall, circular gun tower and an adjacent gun platform, and was designed to prevent enemy naval vessels from entering the harbour.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cromwell’s Castle mid-17th century blockhouse and 18th century gun platform on the western coast of Castle Down, Tresco” and “Cromwells Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Charles’s Castle and Gweal.
King Charles’s Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. Built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the islands from French attack, it would have held a battery of guns and an accompanying garrison, designed to prevent enemy vessels from entering the harbour. King Charles’s Castle is situated 560 feet northeast of Cromwell’s Castle.
Gweal
Islet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gweal is one of the Isles of Scilly. It is the largest of the seven Norrard Rocks due west of Bryher. The name perhaps refers back to a time before most of the islands' area was inundated.
All Saints’ Church, Bryher
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
All Saints' Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in Bryher, Isles of Scilly. All Saints’ Church, Bryher is situated 3,500 feet south of Cromwell’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piper’s Hole and New Grimsby.
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.
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.
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.
Cromwell’s Castle
- Categories: artillery fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.96221° or 49° 57′ 44″ northLongitude
-6.3496° or 6° 20′ 59″ westOpen location code
8CXMXM62+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1361433626OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata 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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