Old Blockhouse
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: 16th century monument in Scilly
- Also known as: “Grimsby Old Blockhouse” and “The Blockhouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas’s Church and Teän.
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. St Nicholas’s Church is situated 1,700 feet west of Old Blockhouse.
Teän
Island
Photo: Chris Walpole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teän is an uninhabited island to the north of the Isles of Scilly archipelago between Tresco, 1.5 kilometres to the west, and St Martin's, 300 metres to the east.
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.
Old Blockhouse
- Category: blockhouse
- Location: Tresco, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.95855° or 49° 57′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.3275° or 6° 19′ 39″ westOpen location code
8CXMXM5C+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 232670316OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q16247725
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