2019

SW8432 : St Mawes Castle and Saluting Battery

taken 5 years ago, near to St Mawes, Cornwall, England

St Mawes Castle and Saluting Battery
St Mawes Castle and Saluting Battery
See SW8432 : St Mawes Castle for details about St Mawes Castle.
In the western part of the site, five guns of the 18th and 19th century are on display on reproduction wooden platforms as a saluting battery. Historically these batteries fired salutes on important ceremonial locations.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Defence, Military Primary Subject: Castle
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Saluting [3] ·
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SW8432, 143 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
G Laird   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 8409 3274 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:9.3184N 5:1.4361W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 8405 3273
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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