Garrison Tower
Garrison Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly The tower was built in the 17th century as a windmill. By 1750 it was abandoned and in a ruined condition.Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hugh Town and Star Castle.
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hugh Town
Public building
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly was a Wesleyan Methodist church in Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly from 1790. It is currently Grade II listed and functions as an office of the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hugh Town is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Garrison Tower.
Star Castle
Hotel
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Star Castle is a fortress on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, built in 1593 by Robert Adams, Surveyor of the Royal Works and Francis Godolphin, Captain of the Scilly Isles, during the "Spanish invasion scare."… Star Castle is situated 1,100 feet north of Garrison Tower.
Isles of Scilly Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isles of Scilly Town Hall is a municipal building in Hugh Town, on the Isles of Scilly, in England. The building, which serves as the offices of Council of the Isles of Scilly, is a Grade II listed building. Isles of Scilly Town Hall is situated 1,800 feet east of Garrison Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hugh Town and Bartholomew Ledges Wreck.
Hugh Town
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
Bartholomew Ledges Wreck
Locality
The Bartholomew Ledges Wreck is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Marys Sound, Isles of Scilly is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel.
Porthloo
Hamlet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthloo is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.
Garrison Tower
- Type: Building
- Description: tower in St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
- Category: tower
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.91256° or 49° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
-6.32247° or 6° 19′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CXMWM7H+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 233008125OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q26614161
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