Thorpe, C. (2012). Pendennis Castle Parasols, Falmouth, Cornwall. Archaeological watching Brief. Cornwall Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017228. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Pendennis Castle Parasols, Falmouth, Cornwall. Archaeological watching Brief
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A 'watching Brief' done during the course of excavating foundation holes for two large sun parasols, and the base for a viewing telescope. Pendennis Castle built between 1539 and 1543 as part of Henry VIII's national defence policy was between 1597 and 1599 strengthened by the addition of the Italianate bastioned enceinte. Periodically upgraded in time of war, by the time of World War 1 the main long range defences of Pendennis were at Half Moon Battery, first constructed c1793, In 1956 coastal defence was abandoned and the Castle given to the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works (now English Heritage). The parasols were to be erected immediately to the south of the Royal Artillery Barracks, in the north-east quadrant of the parade ground/car park. The telescope was sited on grass alongside the path c 25m southeast of the east wing of the barracks. A linear cut was identified within parasol Trench 1 that ran from west to east. Examination of a plan of Pendennis castle barracks and associated drainage (PRO WO78/2757) dated 1904 (Figure 6) showed a drain in this location with the same orientation. A substantial wall was encountered in Telescope Trench 3 that was orientated in a northwest to southeast direction. Examination of early plans show that there was a barrack block standing on this location with the same wall orientation noted certainly from 1793 and well portrayed on a plan of 1868. It is suggested that the partly uncovered wall was part of this older barrack range. No other features of archaeological interest were recorded and it appears that this development had very little or no impact on any significant buried remains.
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Author:		 C Thorpe
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Pendennis Castle
Parish: FALMOUTH
District: Cornwall
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Half Moon Battery
Grid Reference: 182384, 31848 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FORTIFICATION (Monument Type England)
1597 (Auto Detected Temporal)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
1539 (Auto Detected Temporal)
1543 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-125617
OBIB: Report No 2012R033
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016