King Charles' Castle
KING CHARLES' CASTLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1328850
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1992
- List Entry Name:
- King Charles' Castle
- Statutory Address:
- KING CHARLES' CASTLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1328850
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1992
- List Entry Name:
- King Charles' Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING CHARLES' CASTLE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- KING CHARLES' CASTLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isles of Scilly (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tresco
- National Grid Reference:
- SV 88253 16115
Details
TRESCO
SV81NE King Charles' Castle 1358-0/1/116 II*
Fortification. 1550-1554. Roughly coursed granite rubble. Cruciform plan with domestic quarters to rear of semi-hexagonal battery at west end. Fort, originally of two storeys, has gun ports to centre of each of the 5 sides. Domestic quarters include small square projections to north-east and south-east of hall and kitchen with guardroom projecting to east; rebated window surrounds, chamfered 2-light stone-mullioned window, chamfered pointed-arched doorway with rebate and draw-bar hole to east guardroom and large single chamber (former kitchen) with oven to fireplace. Built to cover entrance to New Grimsby Harbour, but badly sited and later superceded by Cromwell's Castle (q.v.), for which much of the stone from here was robbed. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument. (P Laws: The Buildings of Scilly: Redruth: 1980-: 6; B.H. St.J.O'Neil: Isles of Scilly: London (HMSO): 1950-: 17-18; Saunders A: Fortress Britain: Liphook: 1989-: 27).
Listing NGR: SV8825316115
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 62551
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Laws, P, The Buildings of Scilly, (1980), 6
O'Neil, BH St J, Isles of Scilly, (1950), 17-18
Saunders, A D, Fortress Britain, (1989), 27
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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