St Catherine's Castle is a small fort commissioned by Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...

. It is a two-storey building built to protect Fowey

Fowey

Fowey is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,273.-Early history:...

 Harbour in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. A twin battery of 64-pdr RMLS was added on a lower terrace in 1855. One emplacement was modified in WWII to mount a 4.7" naval gun inside a concrete shelter, but was later removed to restore the Victorian gun races.

During 1999 there was some controversy regarding this site and others under the care of the English Heritage

English Heritage

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 organization. Members of a pressure group, the Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament, confiscated several signs bearing the English Heritage name.

External Links

• St Catherine's Castle at English Heritage