What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records St Mawes Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Mawes Castle was built by Henry VIII in the 1540s as part of his coastal defense network to protect against French and Spanish invasion. It is important as a well-preserved example of 16th-century artillery fortification and as a key site in England's military history.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
St Mawes Castle from FalmouthCastle, fort or tower · 50 yd
Castle Cove, St MawesCastle, fort or tower · 221 yd
Bay Cottage, Seacliffe Warren and West WarrenListed building · 488 yd
Sea WallListed building · 499 yd
Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist ChurchScheduled monument · 768 yd
St. Mawes Holy WellSpring · 776 yd
Cellars BeachBeach / strand · 1257 yd
Great MolunanBeach / strand · 1353 yd
St Anthony HeadHeadland · 1.0 mi
Carrick RoadsBay · 1.3 mi
Welcome to Falmouth DocksVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Coastal Woodland NE of Trefusis PointForest or wood · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0