Cromwell's Castle was built in 1752 to protect the strait between Tresco and Bryher and the entrance to New Grimsby Harbour. This doorway with a lintel and arch carved from a single block of granite leads onto the gun platform. Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK. 17 September 2006.

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Cromwell's Castle was built in 1752 to protect the strait between Tresco and Bryher and the entrance to New Grimsby Harbour. This doorway with a lintel and arch carved from a single block of granite leads onto the gun platform. Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK. 17 September 2006.

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