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St Mawes

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Henry VIII of England built St Mawes Castle, in Cornwall, as part of his coastal defence strategy against a possible French invasion. Its three circular bastions give views across to Pendennis Castle, which was built in the same period at Falmouth, on the other side of the River Fal estuary.

Village and yachting resort in Cornwall, southwest England, 3 km/2 mi east of Falmouth. Its harbour is almost 1 km wide, and there is a ferry to Falmouth from nearby Percuil. The castle dates from the reign of Henry VIII (1509-47).
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