St Mawes Castle is a lot smaller than Pendennis across the river |
The main entrance, originally there was a drawbridge |
Through the Gatehouse and going into the main Gun Tower |
One of the bastions from the Gun Tower |
East Side bastion |
Front bastion with the Coat of Arms and West side bastion |
Grand Sea Battery, these four gun positions were remodelled during the 1870's for 64 pdr cannons |
This is a 24 pdr from 1815, mounted on the 1870's racer |
The Main Magazine, built in 1854 |
The Magazine's protecting wall |
The Saluting Battery (start the kids off young) |
These are some extra photos I got from Google Images. Many thanks to those posted these.
The Main Magazine |
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