| Tamarisk | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Alternative names | Tamarisk House |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Hugh Town,Isles of Scilly |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Tamarisk, orTamarisk House, is a house belonging to theDuchy of Cornwall, onSt Mary's in theIsles of Scilly, in theUnited Kingdom off the coast ofCornwall.[1]
The house is a cottage built in brick in the mid 1960s, standing in a plot of a quarter of an acre, largely hidden from view bytamarisk trees.[2] Before KingCharles III (then Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall) separated fromDiana, Princess of Wales, they spent holidays in the Isles of Scilly but preferred to stay with friends onTresco.[3]
As of 2022, the house is being used as a holiday let[4] operated by theDuchy of Cornwall.[5]
Most of the rural portions of the Isles of Scilly are owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, although most properties inHugh Town, the largest settlement in the islands, were sold to residents byKing George VI in 1949, and the island of Tresco has been leased to the Dorrien Smith family since 1834.
Tamarisks are deciduous flowering shrubs which grow in thickets. They thrive in England in sheltered locations with maritime breezes, so they flourish in the Isles of Scilly.
49°54′50″N6°19′09″W / 49.91389°N 6.31917°W /49.91389; -6.31917
