Oliver's Battery, Tresco

Name: Oliver's Battery
Address: Tresco, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Tresco

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Oliver's Battery is a ruined artillery battery on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly off of Cornwall, England. It was built by the Parliamentarian admiral, Sir Robert Blake, after he invaded Tresco in April 1651 during the years of the interregnum. It was used to bombard the neighbouring island of St Mary's, which was still held by an opposing Royalist army, and forced its surrender several weeks later. The battery comprised a triangle of ramparts, constructed using earth and rubble, which, combined with the natural stone features on the site, produced a substantial, if crude, fortification. It is now ruined, and owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. ()

Coordinates: 49°56'27"N, 6°19'54"W

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Tresco United Kingdom

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Oliver's Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tresco Priory, Halangy Down, St Nicholas's Church, Old Blockhouse.

0.4 miN
Monastery
Tresco Priory, Tresco
12 min walk • Tresco Priory is a former monastic settlement on Tresco, Isles of Scilly founded in 946 AD. It was re-founded as the Priory of St Nicholas by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.
1.2 miSE
Prehistoric site
Halangy Down, Isles of Scilly
32 min walk • Halangy Down is a prehistoric settlement located on the island of St Mary's, in the Isles of Scilly. The ancient site covers the lower slope of Halangy Down hill, overlooking the coastal inlet between the island of St. Mary's and Tresco Island.
1.2 miN
Church
St Nicholas's Church, Tresco
31 min walk • St Nicholas's Church, Tresco, is a parish church in the Church of England located in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK.
1.2 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles
Old Blockhouse, Tresco
32 min walk • The Old Blockhouse, also known as the Dover Fort, is a 16th-century fortification on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. It was built between 1548 and 1551 by the government of Edward VI to protect the islands against French attack.
0.4 miN
Botanical garden, Fishing charters and tours, Boat tours
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Tresco
10 min walk • Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. The 17 acre gardens were established by the nineteenth-century proprietor of the islands, Augustus Smith, originally as a private garden within the grounds of the home he designed and built.
1.3 miSE
Ruins, Prehistoric site
Bant's Carn, St Mary's
33 min walk • Bant's Carn is a Bronze Age entrance grave located on a steep slope on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. The tomb is one of the best examples of a Scillonian entrance grave. Below Bant's Carn, lies the remains of the Iron Age village of Halangy Down.
1.2 miNW
Church
All Saints' Church, Bryher
31 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in Bryher, Isles of Scilly.
1.1 miN
49°57'23"N • 6°20'21"W
Gallery Tresco, Tresco
29 min walk • Museum
1.1 miSW
Island for boat tours and guided walks
Samson
28 min walk • Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size.