St Mawes Castle
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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 Henrician castle, seen from the landward side
Replica 16th-century iron breech loader, in the Henrician central tower
The view across Carrick Roads from St Mawes in 1875, showing Pendennis Castle in the distance
St Mawes seen from the sea, showing the Henrician castle (top), the Grand Sea Battery and magazine, and the 16th-century blockhouse (bottom)
Device Forts
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The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales by Henry VIII. Traditionally, the Crown had
St Mawes Castle
…Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) 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. The castle…
16th-century keep and gun platform at Pendennis Castle
Reconstruction of life amongst the 16th-century garrison at St Mawes Castle
Reconstruction of a 16th-century cannon and gun crew at Pendennis Castle
Little Dennis Blockhouse in 2008