Castles of England/Cornwall
Appearance
There are in 14 castles in Cornwall.
Name |
Type |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes (Key) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caerhays Castle | Neo-romantic castle | 1807–10 | Intact | Built 1808 by John Nash. | ||
Carn Brea Castle | Sham castle | 15–19th century | Intact | Restaurant | Possible medieval hunting lodge rebuilt 18–19th centuries. | |
Ince Castle | Semi-fortified house | c.1640 | Intact | NGS | House may have been held against the Parliamentarians in 1646. | |
Launceston Castle | Keep and bailey | 11–13th century | Ruins | Duchy of Cornwall property. | ||
Pendennis Castle | Artillery fort | 1540–98 | Intact | Withstood 5-month siege in 1646. | ||
Pengersick Castle | Fortified manor house | c.1510 | Fragment | 4-storey tower remains, with later building. | ||
Place House | Tower house | 15–19th century | Rebuilt | Private residence | Original tower house defended against the French in 1475, subsequently strengthened, later rebuilt. | |
Restormel Castle | Shell keep | 12–13th century | Ruins | Duchy of Cornwall property. | ||
St Catherine's Castle | Artillery fort | 1538–40 | Ruins | At mouth of River Fowey. | ||
St Mawes Castle | Artillery fort | 1540–3 | Intact | Position not defensible from land attack. | ||
St Michael's Mount | Fortified site | 12–17th century | Substantially intact | Castle and priory church comprise single building. | ||
Tintagel Castle | Twin bailey | 1227–33 | Fragmentary remains | Duchy of Cornwall property. | ||
Trematon Castle | Shell keep | 12–13th century | Ruins | Duchy of Cornwall |