Castles · South West England
St Mawes Castle
In or near Falmouth.
St Mawes Castle — castle in Cornwall built in the 16th century.
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St Mawes Castle is a castle in south west. Established 1539. (Device Fort in Falmouth, England.) Wikipedia notes: "St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal.". Coordinates 50.1554°, -5.0239°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 50.1554, -5.0239
- Established
- 1539
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3662856 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mawes Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Mawes Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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