King Charles' Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Isles of Scilly local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1992. Fortification.
King Charles' Castle
- WRENN ID
- stony-fireplace-gilt
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Isles of Scilly
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1992
- Type
- Fortification
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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 Built to cover entrance to New Grimsby Harbour, but badly sited and later superceded by Cromwell's Castle (q.v.), for which much of the stone from here was robbed.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
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