Little Dennis

Little Dennis is a castle in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. Little Dennis is situated near the locality Pendennis Point, as well as near Half Moon Battery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pendennis Castle and Falmouth Docks Railway Station.

Pendennis Castle

Castle

Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0.

Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England 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 Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. Pendennis Castle is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Little Dennis.

Falmouth Docks Railway Station

Railway station

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Falmouth Docks railway station is situated in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from Truro, although since 1970 Falmouth Town has been the principal station for the town. Falmouth Docks Railway Station is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Little Dennis.

St Mawes Castle

Castle

Photo: Cbichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mawes Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, 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 Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal. St Mawes Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Little Dennis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pendennis Point and St Mawes.

Pendennis Point

Locality

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Pendennis Point is a locality.

St Mawes

Village

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St Mawes is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise. St Mawes is situated 1½ miles northeast of Little Dennis.

Flushing

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Flushing is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is 3 miles east of Penryn and 10 miles south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads. Flushing is situated 2 miles northwest of Little Dennis.

Little Dennis

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.1441° or 50° 8′ 39″ north

Longitude

-5.04213° or 5° 2′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C2P4XV5+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 142799732

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Half Moon Battery and Tudor Gun Tower.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: WW2 Searchlight for Gun Battery (remains of) and WW2 Searchlight for Gun Battery (remains of).

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