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Monument Number 425195
Hob Uid: 425195
Location : Cornwall St. Ives
Grid Ref : SW5210040900
Summary : Blockhouse, probably built in 1490, demolished around 1866.
More information : Site of the Blockhouse, said to have been built in 1490, which Henderson sited to near Carn Crowze (SW 521409 on Sheppard's plan of St Ives). It was also known as 'the Castle' and was being maintained when seen by Leland about 1538. There were considerable repairs in 1647 and it is said to have been used as a jail during the 17th century. There was an 'outward gate' whose door was mended in 1715. Just south of the Castle stood 'Castle Battery', one of several Napoleonic fortifications on the Island in 1816 manned by local volunteers. Matthew states that the Castle was demolished when the 'unfinished' pier, adjacent to Smeaton's pier, was constructed in 1864 (1) or 1866 (4). (1-4)

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Source details : Hist Town of Corn 1980 8 plan (P Sheppard)
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Source details : Hist of St Ives Lelant, Towednack & Zennor 1892 (J H Matthews)
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Source details : Essays in Corn Hist 1964 81 plan (C Henderson)
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Source details : Leland's Iter of 1535-43 (ed L T Smith) 1 1964 192
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall 1972 258 (A C Todd & P Laws)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant 1490
Monument End Date : 1490
Monument Start Date : 1490
Monument Type : Blockhouse
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Demolished 1866
Monument End Date : 1866
Monument Start Date : 1866
Monument Type : Blockhouse
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : SW 54 SW 27
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Monument Number 425195