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King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. Built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the islands from French attack, it would have held a battery of guns and an accompanying garrison, designed to prevent enemy vessels from entering the harbour. The castle is polygonal in design, constructed from granite stone, with the gun battery at the front, and a dining room, kitchen and living accommodation at the rear. An additional defensive earthwork was constructed around it during the 17th century. The design of the castle is unusual for the period, and is only seen elsewhere in blockhouses along the River Thames.

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  • King Charles's Castle (ook King Charles' Castle genoemd) is een ruïne en beschermd monument op het eiland Tresco in de Scilly-eilanden, ten westen van het Engelse graafschap Cornwall. Het bouwwerk was een fort op de heide in het westen van het eiland die als Castle Down bekendstaat, gelegen aan de zeestraat tussen Tresco en het naburige eiland Bryher. De ruïnes liggen 40 meter boven de zeespiegel en werden waarschijnlijk tussen 1550 en 1554 gebouwd, tijdens de regering van Eduard VI van Engeland; ze danken hun huidige naam echter aan Karel II van Engeland, wiens troepen het in 1651 bezetten. (nl)
  • King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. Built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the islands from French attack, it would have held a battery of guns and an accompanying garrison, designed to prevent enemy vessels from entering the harbour. The castle is polygonal in design, constructed from granite stone, with the gun battery at the front, and a dining room, kitchen and living accommodation at the rear. An additional defensive earthwork was constructed around it during the 17th century. The design of the castle is unusual for the period, and is only seen elsewhere in blockhouses along the River Thames. (en)
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