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| HER Number: | 18709.31 |
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| Name: | PENDENNIS - Medieval fortification |
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Summary
Elizabethan fortifications at Pendennis
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: FALMOUTH
- Scheduled Monument 10552: PENDENNIS PENINSULA FORTIFICATIONS
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW83SW 4
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 18709.31
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW83SW 9
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The Elizabethan re-fortification of Pendennis Castle surrounding the Henrician tower (18709.21) took place in the last years of the C16 (b18). Christian Lilly's plan of 1715 shows the layout of the bastioned trace, and names the 6 bastions (b2). These were re-used in the late C19 (18709.71). Morley describes the Elizabethan fort as being over 2 acres in extent, enclosed by ramparts formed mostly by terracing into the natural slopes (b18). He notes that the interior was not largely open, as it now appears, but contained barracks (18709.33).
In 2002 the CAU carried out a watching brief during recobbling in the walkway above the W gate, (SX 82299 31879). This revealed a rubble firing step along the inner edge of the parapet. Finds collected from the bedding below the undisturbed cobbles gave this a date of c1700, around which time the Renaissance gate (18709.61) and guard barracks are believed to have been built (b21).
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Site history:
1: 1927. DRAKE, S/IAM
3: 1987. WESTON, SM/IAM
4: 1988. HARTGROVES, S/CAU
5: 1988. HARTGROVES, S/CAU
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Johns, C, 2003, Re-cobbling at Pendennis Castle, Cornwall. Archaeological Watching Brief (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1237.
<1> Hals, W, 1740, The Compleat History of Cornwall, 129 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3429.
<2> Lilly, C, 1715, An Exact Plan of Pendennis Fort (Bibliographic reference). SCO3870.
<3> Norden, J, 1728, Speculi Britanniae Pars (Bibliographic reference). SCO4001.
<4> Polwhele, R, 1803, History of Cornwall (Bibliographic reference). SCO4140.
<5> Lysons, D & S, 1814, Magna Britannia, VOL III, CORNWALL, 989, 99, 104 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3885.
<6> Hitchins, F & Drew, S (Eds), 1824, The History of Cornwall (Bibliographic reference). SCO3595.
<7> TREGONNING HOOPER, 1827, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL I, NO 6, 7-9 (Unedited Source). SCO5851.
<8> Thomas, R, 1827, History and Description of the Town and Harbour of Falmouth, 110-113 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4698.
<9> Thomas, R, 1851, Letters to the West Briton (Article in newspaper). SCO4699.
<10> Brine, F, 1855, Shilling Trip to Falmouth (Bibliographic reference). SCO2906.
<11> Pasfield Oliver, S, 1875, Pendennis and St Mawes (Bibliographic reference). SCO4086.
<12> Beckett, R, 1961, Tercenteniary of Falmouth (Bibliographic reference). SCO2815.
<13> UNKNOWN, 1963, MOW GUIDE (Unedited Source). SCO7885.
<14> Carew, R, 1969, The Survey of Cornwall 1602 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3044.
<15> Institute Of Cornish Studies, 1987, Place-Names Index (Bibliographic reference). SCO3621.
<16> Padel, OJ, 1985, Cornish Place-Name Elements, 85, 177-180 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4064.
<17> Hartgroves, S & Sharpe, A & Roberts, C, 1985, Pendennis Castle and the Headland, Falmouth (Cornwall Event Report). SCO3459.
<18> Morley, B, 1988, The Castles of Pendennis and St Mawes (Bibliographic reference). SCO3957.
<19> Sharpe, A, 1989, Pendinas Castle (Cornwall Event Report). SCO4367.
<20> Walker, R, 1989, Pendennis Castle Resistivity Survey 1989 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5007.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SCO1237 - Cornwall Event Report: Johns, C. 2003. Re-cobbling at Pendennis Castle, Cornwall. Archaeological Watching Brief. |
| [1] | SCO3429 - Bibliographic reference: Hals, W. 1740. The Compleat History of Cornwall. 129. |
| [2] | SCO3870 - Bibliographic reference: Lilly, C. 1715. An Exact Plan of Pendennis Fort. |
| [3] | SCO4001 - Bibliographic reference: Norden, J. 1728. Speculi Britanniae Pars. |
| [4] | SCO4140 - Bibliographic reference: Polwhele, R. 1803. History of Cornwall. |
| [5] | SCO3885 - Bibliographic reference: Lysons, D & S. 1814. Magna Britannia. VOL III, CORNWALL, 989, 99, 104. |
| [6] | SCO3595 - Bibliographic reference: Hitchins, F & Drew, S (Eds). 1824. The History of Cornwall. |
| [7] | SCO5851 - Unedited Source: TREGONNING HOOPER. 1827. UNKNOWN TITLE. J OLD CORNWALL SOC. VOL I, NO 6, 7-9. |
| [8] | SCO4698 - Bibliographic reference: Thomas, R. 1827. History and Description of the Town and Harbour of Falmouth. 110-113. |
| [9] | SCO4699 - Article in newspaper: Thomas, R. 1851. Letters to the West Briton. At CSL, Redruth. |
| [10] | SCO2906 - Bibliographic reference: Brine, F. 1855. Shilling Trip to Falmouth. |
| [11] | SCO4086 - Bibliographic reference: Pasfield Oliver, S. 1875. Pendennis and St Mawes. |
| [12] | SCO2815 - Bibliographic reference: Beckett, R. 1961. Tercenteniary of Falmouth. |
| [13] | SCO7885 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1963. MOW GUIDE. |
| [14] | SCO3044 - Bibliographic reference: Carew, R. 1969. The Survey of Cornwall 1602. |
| [15] | SCO3621 - Bibliographic reference: Institute Of Cornish Studies. 1987. Place-Names Index. |
| [16] | SCO4064 - Bibliographic reference: Padel, OJ. 1985. Cornish Place-Name Elements. 85, 177-180. |
| [17] | SCO3459 - Cornwall Event Report: Hartgroves, S & Sharpe, A & Roberts, C. 1985. Pendennis Castle and the Headland, Falmouth. |
| [18] | SCO3957 - Bibliographic reference: Morley, B. 1988. The Castles of Pendennis and St Mawes. |
| [19] | SCO4367 - Cornwall Event Report: Sharpe, A. 1989. Pendinas Castle. |
| [20] | SCO5007 - Bibliographic reference: Walker, R. 1989. Pendennis Castle Resistivity Survey 1989. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO1968 - Pendennis re-cobbling
Related records
| 18709 | Part of: PENDENNIS - Post Medieval fort (Monument) |
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