Star Castle
Star Castle is a fortress on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Within the built-up area of Hugh Town, it is one of the places to visit. It is a scheduled monument.
Castle in Hugh Town
Inside Hugh Town
Star Castle is inside Hugh Town’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
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.
The seasons here
Afternoons in Hugh Town peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Star Castle
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Our list has 16 more places within 15 km; first among them is Harry's Walls, at 1.1 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Hugh Town
- Official site
- star-castle.co.uk
The way to Star Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Star Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hugh Town’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Hugh Town
Places to add to Star Castle
2 forts, 2 museums and 2 castles are among the 16 within 15 km.
Fort · English HeritageHarry's Walls1.1 km away2
MuseumIsles of Scilly Museum600 m away3
GardenTresco Abbey Gardens3.7 km away4
Castle · English HeritageCromwell's Castle5.6 km away5CastleCastle · English HeritageKing Charles's Castle5.7 km away6
MuseumValhalla Museum3.6 km away7
Abbey or priorySt. Nicholas Priory Ruins3.6 km away8
FortGrimsby Old Blockhouse4.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Star Castle: common questions
Where is Star Castle?
Star Castle is in Hugh Town, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Star Castle?
Fortress on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
When is the best time to visit Star Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Hugh Town, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Star Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Star Castle?
Within 15 km: Harry's Walls (1.1 km), Isles of Scilly Museum (600 m), Tresco Abbey Gardens (3.7 km) and Cromwell's Castle (5.6 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 (8)
- Star Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry's Walls: Bob Embleton, 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
- St. Nicholas Priory Ruins: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsby Old Blockhouse: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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