Category:Castle Down

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<nowiki>Castle Down; Castle Down; Castle Down; dataran tinggi; Hochebene im Vereinigten Königreich; plateau on Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England</nowiki>
Castle Down 
plateau on Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
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LocationTresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, South West England, England
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Map49° 57′ 47.45″ N, 6° 20′ 39.08″ W
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Castle Down is a windswept plateau of maritime heath in the northern part of Tresco. The area has a number of designations including Castle Down (Tresco) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI); is part of the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; part of the Isles of Scilly Heritage Coast; and part of Plantlife's Isles of Scilly Important Plant Area. There are a number of Schedule Ancient Monument's ranging in age from Bronze Age cairns (or burial places) to castles, built in the 16th and 17th centuries to protect the anchorage of New Grimsby harbour.