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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 ...
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Pendennis Castle, Cornwall: a 16th-century Henrician Castle. Castles differed from earlier fortifications in that they were generally private fortified residences. Typically, a castle was the residence of a feudal lord, providing the owner with a secure base from which to control his lands, [12] and also a symbol of
Sir John Killigrew (died 5 March 1584) of Arwenack, near Penryn, Cornwall, was the second Governor of Pendennis Castle (1568–1584), [1] appointed by Queen Elizabeth I, as stated on his father's brass in St Budock's Church. [2] He was MP for Lostwithiel in 1563 and twice for the family's pocket borough of Penryn, in 1571 and 1572. [3]
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Cornwall shown in England Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) There are approximately 372,905 listed historic buildings in England and 2.5% of these are Grade I. This article comprises a list of these buildings in the county of Cornwall. List of buildings Name Location Type Completed ...
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It became the administrative headquarters for the powerful Earls of Cornwall. The castle remained with little development, apart from an inner keep added in the 12th century. During the 13th century, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, a younger brother of Henry III began to rebuild the castle in stone. Pendennis Castle: Device fort: 1539 Partly complete