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Mount Edgcumbe Blockhouse
Hob Uid: 437545
Location : Cornwall Maker-with-Rame
Grid Ref : SX4560053170
Summary : Blockhouse at the Garden Battery in the grounds of Mount Edgcumbe Park was constructed circa 1540. It is a two storeyed square tower with ruined battlements, small gun ports and a four centred arched doorway.
More information : (SX45605317) Block House (NAT) (see illustration). (1) The Blockhouse at the Garden Battery is a two storeyed square granite tower with ruined battlements, small gun ports and a four centred arched doorway (HHR Grade 2). It is mentioned in Carew`s History of Cornwall, 1602, and is depicted as a defensive work and described `Blockhouse` on a map of the siege of Plymouth dated 1643. A now barely legible inscription on the east wall records Carew`s remarks and the later history of the site up to 1800 when larger guns were installed (see SX 45 SE 31 ). (2-5) Listed. (6) Description. (7)

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Source details : OS 1:2500 1968
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Source details : St Germans Rural District. August 1960
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Source details : Ross W G. Military Engineering during the Civil War
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Source details : Beckerlegge J J
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Source details : Carrew. 1602. History of Cornwall
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Source details : Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Constructed 1540
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Blockhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CO 315
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 61866
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 45 SE 30
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