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Fowey Harbour Blockhouse

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Fowey Harbour Blockhouse
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A named place photographed at this map point in Cornwall.
Fowey Harbour Blockhouse was built in the 16th century as a defensive structure to protect the strategically important Fowey Harbour from pirate attacks and foreign invasion. It is associated with the wider system of coastal defenses established in Cornwall during the Tudor period.

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