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Historic Buildings of The Isles of Scilly
Cornwall
Image right - Cromwell's Castle
Geograph © Copyright Martin Dawes and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the Isles of Scilly, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.
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Names with Bold links are to Geni profiles or projects. Other links take you to external biographical web pages. Please copy and paste the bullet used - ● - instead of * when adding items to the list.
Historic houses in alphabetical order
Including Castles, Abbeys, Priories, Friaries, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest
B
● Block House Point Helvere and Allines house; Helvear Hill Artillery Fort masonry ruins/remnants
C
● Cromwells Castle Image above - an artillery fort on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. It comprises a tall, circular gun tower and an adjacent gun platform, designed to prevent enemy naval vessels from entering the harbour. The castle was built in two phases; Sir Robert Blake constructed the tower between 1651 and 1652, and Master Gunner Abraham Tovey added the gun platform during the War of Jenkins' Ear around 1739. The tower fell into disuse soon afterwards, and in the 21st century is managed by English Heritage and open to visitors.
E
● Ennor Castle Evor; Inor; Ynnor; Ivor; Old Town Castle; Sullia Masonry Castle , Artillery Fort masonry footings
G
● Grimsby Old Blockhouse Tresco Old Blockhouse; Dover Fort Artillery Fort masonry ruins/remnants
H
● Harrys Walls Mount Flagon Artillery Fort masonry ruins/remnants
K
● King Charles Castle Artillery Fort masonry ruins/remnants - English Heritage
S
● St Marys; The Folly Folley; Follye Artillery Fort masonry ruins/remnants
● Star Castle and Garrison Walls The Garrison, The Hugh; Stella Mariae Artillery Fort major building - now Star Castle Hotel. built in 1593 by the Surveyor of the Royal Works and mapmaker Robert Adams, under the direction of Francis Godolphin, Captain of the Scilly Isles, following the Spanish Armada of 1588.
References and Sources
The Isles of ScillySpecific
General
- Stravaiging.com
- Secret Scotland
- Canmore
- Historic Scotland
- National Trust
- English Heritage
- WIKI List of country houses in the UK
- Britain's Finest
- Britain Express
- Lankdmark Trust
- Historic Houses Association - represents 1,500 houses in the UK
- Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens - UK - guidebook of over 2,000 houses open to the public
- The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses - database of over 7,000 houses
- Lost Heritage - A Memorial to the Lost Country Houses of England - list of over 1,700 houses
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - online database of historic houses in the United State
- - http://www.hha.org.uk/ Historic Houses Association
- WIKI Treasure Houses of England
- List of country houses in the United Kingdom
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