Pendennis Castle

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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. The original, circular keep and gun platform was expanded at the end of the century to cope with the increasing Spanish threat, with a ring of extensive stone ramparts and bastions built around the older castle. Pendennis saw service during the English Civil War, when it was held by the Royalists, and was only taken by Parliament after a long siege in 1646. It survived the interregnum and Charles II renovated the fortress after his restoration to the throne in 1660.

1540 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun, 
independent museum, military museum, English Heritage, fort, Device Forts, 


Location: 50.1467, -5.0471, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle at The Lizard ⓘ
    1707 naval battle
  • Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle ⓘ
    artillery battery St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Predannack Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
    anti-aircraft battery museum
  • St Anthony Battery ⓘ
  • St Austel Restormel Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Cornwall, UK
  • Truro Cornwall County Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Cornwall
  • Truro Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Cornwall
  • Caerhays Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed country house in Cornwall, England, UK  
  • St Mawes Castle ⓘ
    castle in Cornwall built in the 16th century  
  • Pendennis Castle ⓘ
    Device Fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK  
  • Military Vehicles Museum ⓘ
    former military museum in Lamanva, Cornwall
  • HMCS Trentonian ⓘ
    1943 modified Flower-class corvette
  • HMS Royal Anne Galley ⓘ
    1709 fifth-rate frigate
  • HMS Schiedam ⓘ
    1680s fluyt
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Arwenack AerialView Falmouth CornwallArwenack AerialView Falmouth Cornwall
Bodleian Libraries, Falmouth with Pendennis Castle seen from the seaBodleian Libraries, Falmouth with Pendennis Castle seen from the sea
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Bodleian Libraries, Falmouth with Pendennis Castle seen from the seaBodleian Libraries, Falmouth with Pendennis Castle seen from the sea
Joseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art ProjectJoseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art Project
Strachan`s Action after Trafalgar, 4 November 1805 Bringing Home the PrizesStrachan's Action after Trafalgar, 4 November 1805 Bringing Home the Prizes
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1496Cornish Rebellion of 1497rebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1707Battle at The LizardFrance, naval battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    linkchannelFacebook channel@Wikidata
    linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageArt UK website page@Wikidata
    linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
    linkpageAkademi Kernewek's Place Names page@Wikidata
    linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
    linkpageStarforts page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftSM U-95U-boat, Type U 93 submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-106U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-112U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-128Type UB III submarine, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-86U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-97U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UC-92Type UC III submarine, watercraftWikidata
    objectwatercraft1942HNoMS EskdaledestroyerWikidata
    siteartillery batteryEarly 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castleartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryPredannack Anti-Aircraft Batteryartillery battery, military museum, air defenseWikidata
    siteartillery battery1895St Anthony Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerSt Austel Restormel Borough Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Restormel Borough CouncilWikidata
    sitebunkerTruro Cornwall County Emergency CentreCornwall Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerTruro Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastleCaerhays CastleEnglish country house, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1539St Mawes Castlefort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
    sitefort1540Pendennis Castleindependent museum, military museum, fort, English HeritageWikidata
    sitemuseumMilitary Vehicles Museummilitary museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMCS Trentonianshipwreck, Flower-class corvette, corvetteWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Royal Anne Galleyfifth-rate frigate, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Schiedamshipwreck, fluytWikidata
    commonsimageArwenack AerialView Falmouth Cornwall Commons
    commonsimageBodleian Libraries, Falmouth with Pendennis Castle seen from the sea Commons
    commonsimagePendennis Castle Commons
    commonsimageBodleian Libraries, Falmouth with Pendennis Castle seen from the sea Commons
    commonsimageJoseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art Project Commons
    commonsimageStrachan's Action after Trafalgar, 4 November 1805 Bringing Home the Prizes Commons
    commonsimagePendennis Castle keep 1 Commons
    commonsimagePendennis Castle keep Commons
    commonsimagePendennis Castle keep Commons
    commonsimagePendennis Castle keep 1 Commons
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