Plymouth Castle
Plymouth Castle was a castle built in the early 15th century to defend the town and harbour of Plymouth in Devon, England. By the end of the 16th century it had ceased to have any military function and fell into disrepair, being almost completely demolished by the 19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Plymouth Castle (remains of)”, “Plymouth Castle Quadrate”, and “Remains of Plymouth Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fishermans Arms and West Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.
Plymouth Hoe
Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
Cattedown
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name Cattedown originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat.
Plymouth Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Plymouth Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Plymouth Castle Quadrate”
- Swedish: “Plymouth Castle Quadrate”
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