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  2. Tintagel Castle - Wikipedia

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    After Richard, the following Earls of Cornwall were not interested in the castle, and it was left to the High Sheriff of Cornwall. Parts of the accommodation were used as a prison and the land was let as pasture. The castle became more dilapidated, and the roof was removed from the Great Hall in the 1330s.

  3. Restormel Castle - Wikipedia

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    Plan of Restormel Castle; A – gate; B – guest chambers; C – kitchen; D – hall; E – solar; F – chapel. Located on a spur overlooking the River Fowey, Restormel Castle is an unusually well-preserved example of a circular shell keep, a rare type of fortification built during a short period in the 12th and early 13th centuries. 71 examples are known in England and Wales, of which ...

  4. Category:Castles in Cornwall - Wikipedia

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  5. Tintagel - Wikipedia

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    The Earls and Dukes of Cornwall (to whom the castle belonged) were never resident at Tintagel though a few of them are known to have visited. From 1552 to 1832, Tintagel was a parliamentary borough (generally known as the Borough of Bossiney) sending two members to the House of Commons; these included Sir Francis Drake , Sir Simon Harcourt and ...

  6. Promontory forts of Cornwall - Wikipedia

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    Gurnard's Head cliff castle. Gurnard's Head (Cornish: Ynyal, meaning desolate one) (grid reference) is a multivallate hillfort in the parish of Zennor and is one of only three to be excavated in Cornwall – the others being Maen Castle and Trevelgue Head. The inner rampart is the largest being over 5 m wide at the base and up to 2 m high ...

  7. Pendennis Castle - Wikipedia

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    Pendennis Castle (Cornish: Penn Dinas, meaning "headland fortification") 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 ...

  8. 50 Things You Never Knew About Disney World’s Cinderella Castle

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  9. St Catherine's Castle - Wikipedia

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    The castle overlooking the estuary and the sea; Polruan Blockhouse can be seen on the far left. St Catherine's Castle remained in use for many years. [11] During the English Civil War of the 1640s, it was held by the Royalist supporters of King Charles I against Parliament; in 1684 the local burgesses reported that the fortification was in a "runious" state. [12]