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St Catherine's Castle (Cornish: Kastel S. Kattrin) is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. The D-shaped, stone fortification, equipped with five gun-ports for cannon, overlooked the mouth of the River Fowey in Cornwall. It was protected by a curtain wall and the surrounding cliffs. The castle remained in use for many years until it was closed at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Brought back into service in 1855 during the Crimean War, it was fitted with two new artillery positions, but it soon became obsolete and was abandoned. During the Second World War the castle was refortified and used to house a battery of naval guns, protecting t

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  • St Catherine’s Castle ist eine ehemalige Küstenbefestigung in der Grafschaft Cornwall in Großbritannien. Die als Kulturdenkmal der Kategorie Grade II* klassifizierte Ruine liegt auf einer Landspitze am Westufer der Mündung des River Fowey in den Ärmelkanal. (de)
  • St Catherine's Castle (Cornish: Kastel S. Kattrin) is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. The D-shaped, stone fortification, equipped with five gun-ports for cannon, overlooked the mouth of the River Fowey in Cornwall. It was protected by a curtain wall and the surrounding cliffs. The castle remained in use for many years until it was closed at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Brought back into service in 1855 during the Crimean War, it was fitted with two new artillery positions, but it soon became obsolete and was abandoned. During the Second World War the castle was refortified and used to house a battery of naval guns, protecting the coast against the threat of German attack. At the end of the conflict the castle was restored to its previous condition and is now managed by English Heritage as a tourist attraction. (en)
  • St Catherines Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet Cornwall och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 300 km väster om huvudstaden London. St Catherines Castle ligger 8 meter över havet. Terrängen runt St Catherines Castle är huvudsakligen platt, men åt nordväst är den kuperad. Havet är nära St Catherines Castle åt sydväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 93 meter över havet, 1,1 km öster om St Catherines Castle. Närmaste större samhälle är Par, 4,8 km nordväst om St Catherines Castle. (sv)
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  • Circa 1538–40
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  • Circa 1538–40 (en)
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  • The blockhouse of St Catherine's Castle, seen from the gun platform (en)
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  • Fowey, Cornwall, England (en)
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  • St Catherine's Castle (en)
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  • St Catherine’s Castle ist eine ehemalige Küstenbefestigung in der Grafschaft Cornwall in Großbritannien. Die als Kulturdenkmal der Kategorie Grade II* klassifizierte Ruine liegt auf einer Landspitze am Westufer der Mündung des River Fowey in den Ärmelkanal. (de)
  • St Catherines Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet Cornwall och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 300 km väster om huvudstaden London. St Catherines Castle ligger 8 meter över havet. Terrängen runt St Catherines Castle är huvudsakligen platt, men åt nordväst är den kuperad. Havet är nära St Catherines Castle åt sydväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 93 meter över havet, 1,1 km öster om St Catherines Castle. Närmaste större samhälle är Par, 4,8 km nordväst om St Catherines Castle. (sv)
  • St Catherine's Castle (Cornish: Kastel S. Kattrin) is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. The D-shaped, stone fortification, equipped with five gun-ports for cannon, overlooked the mouth of the River Fowey in Cornwall. It was protected by a curtain wall and the surrounding cliffs. The castle remained in use for many years until it was closed at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Brought back into service in 1855 during the Crimean War, it was fitted with two new artillery positions, but it soon became obsolete and was abandoned. During the Second World War the castle was refortified and used to house a battery of naval guns, protecting t (en)
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  • St Catherine’s Castle (de)
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