Star Castle | |
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Type | Fortress |
Location | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly |
Coordinates | 49°54′55″N 6°19′16″W / 49.915378°N 6.321056°W |
Built | 1593 |
Architect | Robert Adams |
Architectural style(s) | Military architecture |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Star Castle Hotel |
Designated | 12 February 1975 |
Reference no. | 1291756 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Bastions and Walls of Star Castle |
Designated | 12 February 1975 |
Reference no. | 1141188 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Powder Magazine and Blast Walls |
Designated | 14 December 1982 |
Reference no. | 1141187 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Outer Walls and Gateway |
Designated | 14 December 1982 |
Reference no. | 1291751 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Gatehouse Cottage |
Designated | 12 February 1975 |
Reference no. | 1218853 |
Star Castle is a fortress on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, built in 1593 by Robert Adams, Surveyor of the Royal Works (d.1595) and Francis Godolphin, Captain of the Scilly Isles, during the "Spanish invasion scare."