St Mawes Castle

St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near , , 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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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Cornwall built in the 16th century
  • Also known as: “Castello di St Mawes” and “St. Mawes Castle”
  • Address: Castle Drive, St Mawes, TR2 5DE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes and Pendennis Castle.

Church
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St Mawes’ Church is a Grade II listed parish church… is situated 1,700 feet northeast of St Mawes Castle.

Castle
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is an artillery fort constructed… is situated 1¼ miles southwest of St Mawes Castle.

Lighthouse
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St Anthony's Lighthouse is the lighthouse… is situated 1 mile south of St Mawes Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mawes and Pendennis Point.

Village
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is a village on the end of the Roseland…

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a coastal village in south , England, United Kingdom.

St Mawes Castle

Latitude
50.15544° or 50° 9′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.02391° or 5° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C2P5X4G+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169563667
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6285806
Wiki­data ID
Q3662856
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“St Mawes Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سانت ماويس”
  • Cebuano: “St Mawes Castle”
  • Chinese: “聖馬維城堡”
  • Cornish: “Kastel Lannvowsedh”
  • Danish: “St Mawes Castle”
  • Dutch: “St Mawes Castle”
  • French: “Château de St Mawes”
  • German: “St Mawes Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Saint Mawes”
  • Italian: “Castello di Saint Mawes”
  • Japanese: “セント・モーズ城”
  • Malay: “Istana kota St Mawes”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de St Mawes”
  • Swedish: “St Mawes Castle”
  • Turkish: “St Mawes Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Kastel Lannvowsedh”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: St Mawes Harbour and Carricknath Point.

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Places to explore: St Mawes Castle and Victorian magazine.

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