MenuSt Mawes Castle, Cornwall
St Mawes Castle is a 16th-century artillery fort at St Mawes, Cornwall. Built between 1540 and 1542, it formed part of Henry VIII's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire. It defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. The castle was built under the direction of Thomas Treffry to a clover leaf design, with a four-storey central tower and three protruding, round bastions that formed gun platforms. Historian Paul Pattison has described it as "arguably the most perfect survivor of all Henry's forts". It is in the care of English Heritage. It is within the council area of Cornwall.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1136705.
Place Type: Tudor Fort
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.1553,-5.0238513
Grid Reference: SW 8409 3273
Civil Parish: St Just-in-Roseland CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 304593
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Mawes_Castle,_Cornwall_304593
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Historic England Grade I Listed 1136705.
Place Type: Tudor Fort
Historic County: Cornwall
Lat, Long: 50.1553,-5.0238513
Grid Reference: SW 8409 3273
Civil Parish: St Just-in-Roseland CP
Council Area: Cornwall CA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 304593
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Mawes_Castle,_Cornwall_304593
Peruse Cornwall on Wikishire