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St Catherine's Castle is a coastal fortification at St Catherine's Point near Fowey in Cornwall, comprising three distinct phases of military development spanning four centuries. The earliest phase consists of a sixteenth-century blockhouse built during the Tudor period to defend the harbour and entrance to Fowey River against French and Spanish naval threats. Subsequent fortifications include a nineteenth-century gun battery and a twentieth-century gun emplacement, reflecting the site's continual strategic importance and evolving military technology. The monument survives as a significant example of the layered defensive architecture that protected this strategically vital Cornish location across the early modern, Victorian, and modern periods.
St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013664. View the official record →
St Catherine's Castle is a coastal fortification at St Catherine's Point near Fowey in Cornwall, comprising three distinct phases of military development spanning four centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013664.
St Catherine's Castle 16th century blockhouse, 19th century gun battery and 20th century gun emplacement at St Catherine's Point is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Polruan Blockhouse (0.5 km), Fowey Blockhouse (0.5 km), St Saviour's Chapel, Polruan (0.7 km).
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