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Summary

A sallyport consisting of a stone walled and roofed passage, associated with the Elizabethan fortifications across the Garrison neck.

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 15434: POST-MEDIEVAL BREASTWORK, CURTAIN WALL AND ASSOCIATED DEFENSIVE STRUCTURES ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE GARRISON, ST MARY'S
• Listed Building (I) 62521: OUTER WALLS AND GATEWAY

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SV 91 SW 326
• National Record of the Historic Environment to Historic Environment Records data transfer
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1445873
• NBR Index Number: 111235
• OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SV91SW 30.7
• Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7906.08
• SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SV91SW 31

Monument Type(s):

• POSTERN (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1700 AD)

Full description

A sallyport consisting of a stone walled and roofed passage with west inner side portcullis and extended steps, associated with the Elizabethan fortifications across the Garrison neck (7906.04), leads from the west side of Upper Benham battery (7906.13) to Lower Benham battery (7906.14). Two other sallyports (7906.06, 7906.07) and a gateway (7906.05) give access through the curtain the to north. This site is a Listed Building, Grade I and is Scheduled (h1). The feature is not recorded on the 1655, 1742 or 1834 plans (b1-b3). It is marked as 'sally port' on the 1888, 1907 and 1981 OS maps (b4-b6). The sallyport is mentioned by the OS fieldworker (h2) and was visited in 1988 (h3). In 1990 the west entrance portcullis slot and iron gate were found to be in good condition, and the offset hinges of the steps and the later rear wall of the Upper Benham battery noted (h4). The 1981 map shows the steps leading down to the curving passage beneath the SW corner of the Upper Benham battery (h5). The monument is included in the Schedule.

Found to be well preserved in 2005; the lower entrance opening onto a private garden (7).

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Site history:
1: 1958. SAUNDERS, AD/IAM
2: 1978. NJA/OS
3: 1988. WATERS, A/CAU
4: 1990. JOHNSON, N/CAU
5: 1991. UNKNOWN/EH
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National Monument Record, The Garrison Survey, St. Mary's, Isle of Scilly (Survey). SCO29940.

<1> UNKNOWN, 1665, A MAP OF THE HEW HILL THE CHEIFFE FFORTIFICATIONS, DD GO 575 (Unedited Source). SCO5453.

<2> UNKNOWN, 1742, A PLAN OF HUGH FORT ALIAS THE STAR CASTLE (Unedited Source). SCO5544.

<3> Birch, JF, 1974, Plan of the Garrison on the Island of Saint Mary, Scilly (Bibliographic reference). SCO2851.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4048.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4050.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<7> Field Investigator's Comments, EH/Fletcher, M. 2005. (Survey). SCO29739.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• ECO3128 - Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly, conservation plan
• ECO6309 - The Garrison, St. Mary's: Survey

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