Plymouth Castle

Plymouth Castle was a castle built in the early 15th century to defend the town and harbour of in , 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • 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 West Pier and Mayflower Steps.

Pier
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monument
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The are close to the site in the Barbican area of , south-west , from which the Pilgrim Fathers are believed to have finally left England aboard the Mayflower on 6 September 1620, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to settle in .

Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , which opened in May 1998, is situated in in . It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals. is situated 890 feet east of Plymouth Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.

Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of , . The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of , , and across the to in .

Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
is a 24-metre -tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in , Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy.

Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an inner city suburb of , Devon. Its position beside the estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat.

Plymouth Castle

Latitude
50.36593° or 50° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
-4.13448° or 4° 8′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9V88+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9655413889
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q17647415
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Plymouth Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Plymouth Castle Quadrate”
  • Swedish: “Plymouth Castle Quadrate”
  • Turkish: “Plymouth Kalesi”

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