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1. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesHistory of Pendennis Castle - English Heritage

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   Pendennis Castle was built from 1539 to 1545 when England faced a possible invasion from the united powers of Catholic Europe. To defend against this, Henry VIII implemented a national programme of military and naval preparations, including new coastal artillery forts.

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     Significance of Pendennis Castle. The defences on the...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pendennis_CastlePendennis Castle - Wikipedia

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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.

4. production.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesPendennis Castle: History and Stories - English Heritage

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   Pendennis Castle dominates a rocky headland high above Falmouth in Cornwall. It is one of a handful of distinctive circular artillery forts built during a period of national emergency in the 1540s. Explore this castle’s eventful history, from the time of Henry VIII to the Second World War.

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6. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesSignificance of Pendennis Castle | English Heritage

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   Significance of Pendennis Castle. The defences on the headland at Pendennis, along with those of the wider area defending the Fal at St Mawes and at St Anthony Head, represent one of the finest surviving examples of a coast fortress in England. Successive remains chart developments in military engineering and weapons technology and the ...

7. www.bbc.co.uk › cornwall › contentBBC - Cornwall - History - Historical Pendennis

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   Mar 14, 2008 · Pendennis Castle, situated in Falmouth was built by order of Henry VIII to protect the extensive waters known as Carrick Roads. The site boasts buildings from different centuries and stunning...

8. production.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesDescription of Pendennis Castle | English Heritage

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   Pendennis Castle dominates a high rocky headland on the south side of the Fal estuary, overlooking the English Channel close to where it joins the Atlantic Ocean, historically a vital sea route. The castle defences are a rich amalgam from an artillery fortress operating throughout the period 1539–1956, concentrated both inside Elizabethan ...

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   Why was Pendennis Castle built?

   • Pendennis Castle was built from 1539 to 1545 when England faced a possible invasion from the united powers of Catholic Europe. To defend against this, Henry VIII implemented a national programme of military and naval preparations, including new coastal artillery forts.

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   Where is Pendennis Castle?

   • Pendennis Castle dominates a high rocky headland on the south side of the Fal estuary, overlooking the English Channel close to where it joins the Atlantic Ocean, historically a vital sea route.

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   Where was Pendennis built?

   • Furthermore, Pendennis is one of only a few locations in England where substantial bastioned forts were built during the late 16th century: a second, of comparable scale, is at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, and a third, more massive enterprise, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.

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   Why is Pendennis Castle haunted?

   • Pendennis Castle's purpose was to protect the extensive waters known as the Carrick Roads and today it stands proud among other more recent, but still historic buildings on the site. Working your way up a winding staircase, listen out for strange noises. The staircase is believed to be haunted, after the death of a kitchen maid.

   BBC - Cornwall - History - Historical Pendennis

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   Why was Pendennis important?

   • Even after the death of Henry VIII, Pendennis continued to play a vital role in Cornwall's defences throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The grounds saw significant action during World War II.

   BBC - Cornwall - History - Historical Pendennis

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   What type of Fort was Pendennis Point?

   • It was an elongated pentagon in plan, defined by a high rampart and ditch, with a bastion projecting at each angle. A large triangular area of the new fortress (a salient) overlooked Pendennis Point, where a smaller fort included the earlier gun tower known as Little Dennis. The bastions had heavy guns to protect against attack by land and sea.

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10. www.castlexplorer.co.uk › england › pendennisPendennis Castle - CastleXplorer

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    Pendennis Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1540-45 as one of a pair of artillery forts to protect this strategic area from the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain.