Cornwall
South Cornwall
Fowey

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 include 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 harbour town of , , , . It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the town of Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine's Castle. 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 of in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the and to the south by the and neighbouring village to the north, connected by a 4-mile walk along the hill tops.

Hamlet
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a riverside village in south-east , in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of .

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village on the south coast of , England. It forms part of the civil parish of . The village is part of the Menabilly estate, which is one of the seats of the Rashleigh family. is situated 2 miles northwest of St Catherine’s Castle.

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”
  • Welsh: “Kastel S. Kattryn”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Catherine’s Castle”. Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.