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Medieval

French Raid on Fowey 1404

1404
Cornwall, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

French Raid on Fowey 1404 was a medieval raid, fought in the area of Cornwall, England in 1404. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It falls within the medieval period, an age of dynastic succession disputes, baronial revolt and border warfare fought by feudal levies, mounted knights and town militias.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of French Raid on Fowey 1404 lies on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on Fowey 1404

Fowey Blockhouse
Fowey Blockhouse
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 mi

Fowey Blockhouse is a Tudor artillery fortification built during the 1540s to defend the strategic harbour and town of Fowey against French and Spanish naval raids. Constructed under the direction of Henry VIII's military engineers, the blockhouse exemplifies the low, angular gun platform design…

patrick connolly / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Polruan Blockhouse
Polruan Blockhouse
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Polruan Blockhouse is a Tudor coastal artillery fortress built during the early sixteenth century on the eastern bank of the River Fowey in Cornwall. Constructed as part of Henry VIII's programme of coastal defence against French and Spanish threats, the blockhouse formed part of a defensive syst…

Darren Hill / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

The Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan is a standing cross of medieval date that survives as a notable example of a type of monument common throughout Cornwall during the later medieval period. Such crosses served important functions within parish communities as markers of significant…

Paulmorriss / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

St Catherine's Castle is a 16th century blockhouse constructed at St Catherine's Point near Fowey in Cornwall. Built during the reign of Henry VIII as part of the coastal defence network against French and Spanish threats, the castle consists of a squat, heavily fortified structure designed to mo…

Nilfanion / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard cross is a medieval monument standing approximately two metres south of the parish church in Cornwall. The cross dates to the medieval period and represents a type of ecclesiastical monument common in churchyards throughout England, serving functions both devotional…

Chris Gunns / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
Scheduled monument · ~1 mi

Lanteglos by Fowey wayside cross is a medieval stone cross located within the churchyard of Lanteglos parish church in Cornwall. The monument stands approximately twenty metres south-east of the church building and is designated as an ancient monument. The cross dates to the medieval period, repr…

Jowaninpensans / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Chapel at Hall
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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