The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.
"Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"
(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)
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The comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of CornwallMount Edgcumbe BlockhouseAlso known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Blockhouse at Garden Battery; Wilderness Point; Barnpool In the
civil parish of Maker With Rame. Coastal defence block house. Circa 1540. Slatestone rubble. Square on plan. Single storey with roof platform with remains of battlements. Doorways on two sides, of which one is a later alteration. Main doorway to landward side, plain square-headed one with squint and drawbar holes. Gun ports on 3 sides. Tablet of 1980 with the history of the building. Severely plain interior. A part of a private scheme of defences of Plymouth Sound by Sir Peter Edgecombe which included Stonehouse (qv).This site
has been described as a Artillery Fort. Fortifications designed
specifically for mounting artillery, usually as coastal defence
against warships. Vary from large stone structures to small earthwork
bulwarks with room for one or two pieces. Although some of the large
royal buildings were of high quality with good detail these are
actually practical military works. The
confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain. Major remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SX45605317
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