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| HER Number: | 7903.06 |
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| Name: | THE GARRISON - Post Medieval bowling green |
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Summary
The 1652 Duchy Survey refers to a small part of the Hugh having been enclosed for arable and a bowling green.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 15438: LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY DEFENDED BARRACKS AND CARETAKER BLOCK AT GREYSTONES, THE GARRISON, ST MARY'S
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7903.06
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The 1652 Duchy Survey refers to a small part of the Hugh having been enclosed for arable "and a bowling alley" (b1). Troutbeck, 1796, indicates that this was located between the old windmills (7901.05 and 7901.06): "between these two old windmills was formerly a bowling green, for the recreation of the officers belonging to the garrison, which is now converted, by the Commanding Officer, into a potato field, for his use" (b2). The monument was included in the Schedule on 1/8/1996.
<1> Pounds, NJG, 1984, The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall, PT 2, 37 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4153.
<2> Troutbeck, J, 1796, Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands, 53 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4965.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4153 - Bibliographic reference: Pounds, NJG. 1984. The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall. PT 2, 37. |
| [2] | SCO4965 - Bibliographic reference: Troutbeck, J. 1796. Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands. 53. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO3128 - Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly, conservation plan
Related records
| 7900 | Part of: THE GARRISON - Post Medieval fortification (Monument) |
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