Cawsand and Kingsand

Kingsand

Kingsand and Cawsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The villages are situated on the Rame Peninsula and in the parish of Maker-with-Rame....

 are twin villages in southeast Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula

Rame Peninsula

The Rame Peninsula is a peninsula in south-east Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The peninsula is surrounded by the English Channel to the south, Plymouth Sound to the east, and the estuary of the River Lynher to the north...

 and is in the parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 of Maker-with-Rame

Maker-with-Rame

Maker-with-Rame is a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Rame Peninsula, approximately four miles south of Saltash and two miles west of Plymouth....

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Cawsand overlooks Plymouth Sound

Plymouth Sound

Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England.Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point on Devon, a distance of about 3 nautical miles . Its northern limit is Plymouth Hoe giving a north-south distance of nearly 3 nautical miles...

 and adjoins Kingsand

Kingsand

Kingsand and Cawsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The villages are situated on the Rame Peninsula and in the parish of Maker-with-Rame....

, formerly on the border of Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

 and Cornwall (the border has since been moved). Once a renowned smuggling centre, the houses are now being bought up to use as holiday lets. Cawsand's seafront (the Bound) consists of two houses and a hotel (the Cawsand Bay Hotel and Galleon Restaurant).

Cawsand is within Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is one of four designated Country Parks in Cornwall. It is situated on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the River Tamar....

. There are frequent bus and ferry services to the city of Plymouth

Plymouth

Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

 which is three miles to the north across Plymouth Sound.

The Rame Peninsula is sometimes known as being in the Forgotten Corner of Cornwall

Forgotten Corner of Cornwall

The Forgotten Corner of Cornwall is a large geographical area of South East Cornwall, United Kingdom, including the Rame Peninsula and the town of Torpoint, as well as villages like Antony, Downderry, Polbathic, Portwrinkle and Widegates.-Description:...

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Cawsand Fort

Cawsand Fort (at 50°19′56"N 4°12′9"W) is sited just above the village. The fort is an 1860s Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom

Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom

In 1859 Lord Palmerston instigated the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom because of serious concerns that France might attempt to invade the UK...

 fort built on the site of a 1779 battery

Artillery battery

In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...

 to mount about 10 guns to cover the western entrance to Plymouth Sound

Plymouth Sound

Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England.Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point on Devon, a distance of about 3 nautical miles . Its northern limit is Plymouth Hoe giving a north-south distance of nearly 3 nautical miles...

 by the breakwater. Released by the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....

in 1926 it remained derelict until it was converted into residential accommodation.