Garrison Tower
49°54′45″N 6°19′21″W / 49.912528°N 6.322422°W / 49.912528; -6.322422
Listed Building – Grade II
Location of Garrison Tower in Isles of Scilly
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. The remains were converted to a lookout tower in the 1830s by HM Coastguard.
In 1869, the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette obtained it as a lookout post to report shipping movements. It was taken over by Lloyd's of London in 1871.[1]
References
Cornwall portal
- ^ Goodwin, J (1993). "Granite towers on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly". Cornish Archaeology. 32: 128–139.
