Pendennis Castle

Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near , England 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 waterway at the mouth of the .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Falmouth Docks Railway Station and National Maritime Museum Cornwall.

Railway station
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is situated in , England. is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Pendennis Castle.

Museum
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The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall is located… is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Pendennis Castle.

Castle
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is an artillery fort constructed… is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Pendennis Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pendennis Point and Flushing.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a coastal village in the civil parish of , west Cornwall, UK. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pendennis Castle.

Village
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is a village on the end of the Roseland… is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pendennis Castle.

Pendennis Castle

Latitude
50.14687° or 50° 8′ 49″ north
Longitude
-5.04721° or 5° 2′ 50″ west
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Open location code
9C2P4XW3+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142798233
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2640480
Wiki­data ID
Q2371954
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pendennis Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بندينيس”
  • Armenian: “Փենդենիս ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Pendennis gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “潘丹尼斯城堡”
  • Cornish: “Kastel Penndinas”
  • Cornish: “Kastell Penndinas”
  • Danish: “Pendennis Castle”
  • Dutch: “Pendennis Castle”
  • French: “château de Pendennis”
  • French: “Château de Pendennis”
  • German: “Pendennis Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Pendennis”
  • Irish: “Kastell Penndinas”
  • Italian: “Castello di Pendennis”
  • Italian: “Pendennis Castle”
  • Japanese: “ペンデニス城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Pendennis”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Pendennis”
  • Swedish: “Pendennis slott”
  • Turkish: “Pendennis Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Pendennis”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Black Rock and Falmouth Bay.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Royal Artillery Barracks and Field Train Shed.

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