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Little Dennis was completed in 1539 and was the first of the fortifications on Pendennis Point. It was positioned to defend the sea lanes and the entrance to Falmouth harbour from invading foreign warships and pirates.
- Daphne Du Maurier at Menabilly, Cornwall
The Skeleton. This strange episode in the house’s history...
- Daphne Du Maurier at Menabilly, Cornwall
Within easy walking distance from Falmouth Town Centre, Pendennis Point offers stunning views of the coast. Would recommend taking the scenic coastal path from the Town Centre to get here, and, once you’ve taken in the views, to continue down the path to the beaches.
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Pendennis Point is one of the most easily accessed places in Cornwall where good numbers of seabirds, seals and occasional dolphins and Basking Sharks can be seen.
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 ...
Pendennis Castle is one of England’s finest surviving coastal fortresses. Together with the fortress at St Mawes, Pendennis guarded the anchorage of Carrick Roads and the port towns below for over 400 years. The castle began as a gun fort in the mid-16th century.
For an action-packed day out in Falmouth, take a trip to Pendennis Castle – one of Henry VIII's finest seaside fortresses. Travel back to Tudor Cornwall, discover poignant tales of wartime, and enjoy acres of green space at this historic gem.
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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.
