St Catherine’s Castle

St Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in , England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Fowey, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Saint Catherine’s Castle” and “St Catherine’s Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine’s Point”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Readymoney Cove and St Catherine’s Point light.

Beach
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a sandy beach to the south of the… is situated 450 feet northwest of St Catherine’s Castle.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse, which is situated 740 feet southwest of St Catherine’s Castle.

Ruins
Photo: Darren Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 1,600 feet east of St Catherine’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polruan and Bodinnick.

Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a coastal village in the parish…

Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a riverside village in south-east , in the United Kingdom.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the parish in south east , England.

St Catherine’s Castle

Latitude
50.32828° or 50° 19′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.64452° or 4° 38′ 40″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C2Q89H4+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245872264
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6285809
Wiki­data ID
Q1377108
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“St Catherine’s Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سانت كاترين”
  • Cebuano: “St Catherines Castle”
  • Chinese: “聖凱瑟琳城堡”
  • Cornish: “Kastel S. Kattryn”
  • Danish: “St Catherine’s Castle”
  • German: “St Catherine’s Castle”
  • Swedish: “St Catherines Castle”
  • Turkish: “St Catherine Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Kastel S. Kattryn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hillhay and Trenant.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: WW2 Coastal Artillery Gun Emplacement [No. 2 Gun] (site of) and WW2 Coastal Artillery Gun Emplacement No. 1 (site of).

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