St Catherine's Castle, Fowey, Cornwall
St Catherine's Castle was built by Henry VIII between 1538 and 1540. It was part of his network of coastal defences built because of the heightened threats of attack from France and Spain in the immediate aftermath of the Reformation. It is situated on the tip of a rocky headland, St Catherine's Point, at the entrance to the River Fowey estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010). Find out more
