St Mawes Castle
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.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (10 metres)
- …is operated by English Heritage
- Description: castle in Cornwall built in the 16th century
- Address: Castle Drive, St Mawes, TR2 5DE
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes and Pendennis Castle.
St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes
St Mawes’ Church is a Grade II listed parish church…
1,700 feet northeast of St Mawes Castle
Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed…
1¼ miles southwest of St Mawes Castle
St Anthony’s Lighthouse
St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse…
1 mile south of St Mawes Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mawes and Pendennis Point.
St Mawes Castle
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Latitude
50.15544° or 50° 9′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.02391° or 5° 1′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C2P5X4G+5C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“St Mawes Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة سانت ماويسArabic
St Mawes CastleCebuano
聖馬維城堡Chinese
Kastel LannvowsedhCornish
St Mawes CastleDanish
St Mawes CastleDutch
Castello di Saint MawesItalian
Castello di St MawesItalian
St Mawes CastleItalian
セント・モーズ城Japanese
Istana kota St MawesMalay
St Mawes CastleSwedish
St Mawes KalesiTurkish
Kastel LannvowsedhWelsh
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