St Mawes Castle

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. The castle was built under the direction of Thomas Treffry to a clover leaf design, with a four-storey central tower and three protruding, round bastions that formed gun platforms. It was initially armed with 19 artillery pieces, intended for use against enemy shipping, operating in partnership with its sister castle of Pendennis on the other side of the estuary. During the English Civil War, St Mawes was held by Royalist supporters of King Charles I, but surrendered to a Parliamentary army in 1646 in the final phase of the conflict.

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• Historic England research records page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Akademi Kernewek's Place Names page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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  Caerhays Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Cornwall, England, UK  

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  St Mawes Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cornwall built in the 16th century  

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  Glendurgan Garden ⓘ
  National Trust garden situated above the hamlet of Durgan

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  Tregrehan House ⓘ
  country house in St Blazey Gate, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Cornish Mines and Engines ⓘ
  building in Cornwall, South West England, England, UK

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  Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Newquay, England, UK

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  County Museum And Library (Royal Institution Of Cornwall) ⓘ
  library in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Helston Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Cornwall, United Kingdom

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  King Edward Mine ⓘ
  visitor centre and museum of the former King Edward Mine in Camborne, Cornwall

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  Museum of Cornish Life ⓘ
  local museum in Helston, Cornwall, England, UK

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  National Maritime Museum Cornwall ⓘ
  museum in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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  Shipwreck Treasure Museum ⓘ
  historical museum relating to the local port of Charlestown, Cornwall, England

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  The Shipwreck Centre ⓘ
  museum in Porthleven, England, UK

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  Trerice ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Cornwall, England, UK

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  Trewithen House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Probus, Cornwall, England, UK

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  St Hilary Church, Cornwall ⓘ
  church in Cornwall, England, UK

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  Godolphin Estate ⓘ
  property situated in Godolphin Cross, Cornwall, England, UK

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  Pendennis Castle ⓘ
  Device Fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK  

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  Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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  East Pool mine ⓘ
  mine in the United Kingdom

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  Cornish Seal Sanctuary ⓘ
  sanctuary for injured seal pups

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  Mevagissey Museum ⓘ
  museum in Mevagissey, England, UK

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  Newquay Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Newquay, England, United Kingdom

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  Poldark Mine & Open Air Museum ⓘ
  museum in Helston, England, UK

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  Shire Horse Farm and Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Redruth, England, UK

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  Wheal Martyn ⓘ
  museum in Cornwall, England

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  Falmouth Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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  Cornwall Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Falmouth, England, UK

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  Museum of Cornish Methodism ⓘ
  museum in Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK

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  St Agnes Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Agnes, England, United Kingdom

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  Perranzabuloe Museum ⓘ
  museum in Perranporth, England, United Kingdom

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  Gerrans Parish Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Truro, England, UK

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  Constantine Museum and Archive ⓘ
  museum and archive in Falmouth, England, United Kingdom

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  Grampound with Creed Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Grampound, England, United Kingdom

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  Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in nr. Helston, England, UK

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  Hayle Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Hayle, England, UK

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  Newquay Heritage Archive And Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newquay, England, UK

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1958 Cornish Seal Sanctuary

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1968 Mevagissey Museum

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1968 Newquay Zoo

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1971 Poldark Mine & Open Air Museum

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1972 Shire Horse Farm and Carriage Museum

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1975 Wheal Martyn

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1978 Falmouth Art Gallery

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1981 Cornwall Maritime Museum

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1982 Museum of Cornish Methodism

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1985 St Agnes Museum

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1986 Perranzabuloe Museum

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2004 Gerrans Parish Heritage Centre

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2005 Constantine Museum and Archive

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2009 Grampound with Creed Heritage Centre

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2009 Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre

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2013 Hayle Heritage Centre

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2014 Newquay Heritage Archive And Museum

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Joseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art Project

Joseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art Project

John Thomas Serres - St Maws Castle, Falmouth, East South East - B1975.4.1604 - Yale Center for British Art

Turner 1811 View of Pendennis Castle from St Mawes

Turner 1811 View of Pendennis Castle from St Mawes

View from St Mawes Castle, 1875

View from St Mawes Castle, 1875

St Mawes Castle plan

St Mawes Castle plan

St. Mawes Castle

• The Castles of Pendennis and St Mawes - guidebook first published in 1999, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Akademi Kernewek's Place Names page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Caerhays Castle	castle, English country house	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	St Mawes Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	garden		Glendurgan Garden	botanical garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Tregrehan House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Cornish Mines and Engines	industrial heritage site, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		County Museum And Library (Royal Institution Of Cornwall)	library, museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Helston Railway	heritage railway, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		King Edward Mine	mining museum, mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Cornish Life	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Maritime Museum Cornwall	local authority museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shipwreck Treasure Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Shipwreck Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Trerice	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Trewithen House	historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1250	St Hilary Church, Cornwall	church building, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1500	Godolphin Estate	historic house museum, estate	Wikidata
site	museum	1540	Pendennis Castle	fort, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1818	Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1913	East Pool mine	mining museum, mine, business company	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Cornish Seal Sanctuary	zoo, veterinary hospital	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Mevagissey Museum	museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Newquay Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Poldark Mine & Open Air Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Shire Horse Farm and Carriage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Wheal Martyn	country park, mining museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Falmouth Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Cornwall Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Museum of Cornish Methodism	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	St Agnes Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Perranzabuloe Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Gerrans Parish Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Constantine Museum and Archive	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Grampound with Creed Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Hayle Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Newquay Heritage Archive And Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Joseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		Joseph Mallord William Turner - St. Mawes, Cornwall - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		John Thomas Serres - St Maws Castle, Falmouth, East South East - B1975.4.1604 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons
commons	image		Turner 1811 View of Pendennis Castle from St Mawes		Commons
commons	image		Turner 1811 View of Pendennis Castle from St Mawes		Commons
commons	image		View from St Mawes Castle, 1875		Commons
commons	image		View from St Mawes Castle, 1875		Commons
commons	image		St Mawes Castle plan		Commons
commons	image		St Mawes Castle plan		Commons
commons	image		St. Mawes Castle		Commons