Garrison Tower

Garrison Tower in 2008

Location| St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England
Coordinates| 49°54′45″N 6°19′21″W﻿ / ﻿49.912528°N 6.322422°W﻿ / 49.912528; -6.322422

Listed Building – Grade II

Official name| Garrison Tower
Designated| 14 December 1992
Reference no.| 1328847

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

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* Cornwall portal

1. ^ Goodwin, J (1993). "Granite towers on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly". Cornish Archaeology. 32: 128–139.