Garrison Tower
United Kingdom
The 186th tallest tower in the world
Garrison Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly The tower was built in the 17th century as a windmill. By 1750 it was abandoned and in a ruined condition. The remains were converted to a lookout tower in the 1830s by HM Coastguard. In 1869, the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette obtained it as a lookout post to report shipping movements. It was taken over by Lloyd's of London in 1871.
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