Harry's Walls
Harry's Walls is a fort in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. Its location is 100 m northeast of Hugh Town. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Fort near Hugh Town
Just outside Hugh Town
Harry's Walls is 100 m northeast of Hugh Town. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Hugh Town has 70 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
The warmest stretch in Hugh Town is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Harry's Walls
The site is kept up by English Heritage. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages. Top of the 16 other places within 15 km is Star Castle, 1.1 km off.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 100 m northeast of Hugh Town
- Official site
- english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/harrys-walls
Where Harry's Walls is
The places near Harry's Walls are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Harry's Walls
Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Hugh Town
Combine it with these
There are 16 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and a garden among them.
CastleStar Castle1.1 km away2
MuseumIsles of Scilly Museum600 m away3
GardenTresco Abbey Gardens3.8 km away4
Castle · English HeritageCromwell's Castle5.8 km away5CastleCastle · English HeritageKing Charles's Castle5.9 km away6
MuseumValhalla Museum3.6 km away7Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageBant's Carn1.4 km away8
FortGrimsby Old Blockhouse4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Harry's Walls
Where is Harry's Walls?
Harry's Walls is 100 m northeast of Hugh Town, Cornwall.
What is Harry's Walls?
Fort in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK.
Who runs Harry's Walls?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Harry's Walls?
June to September are the warmest months in Hugh Town, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Harry's Walls a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Harry's Walls?
Within 15 km: Star Castle (1.1 km), Isles of Scilly Museum (600 m), Tresco Abbey Gardens (3.8 km) and Cromwell's Castle (5.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Harry's Walls: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Star Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isles of Scilly Museum: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tresco Abbey Gardens: Andrewrabbott at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromwell's Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valhalla Museum: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsby Old Blockhouse: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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