UK Holiday 10: Falmouth (page 4/9)

[picture: Pendennis Castle 14: Portable cannon]

A weapon of mass destruction. A gun on wheels.

Pendennis Castle 15: Castle Keep entrance 3

Stone arches and doorways lead to a stone corridor beyond a door protected by a portcullis.

An armorial or heraldic crest above the castle entrance, probably of Henry VIII who had Pendennis Castle built. [more...]

Pendennis Castle 17: Square niche

A square niche in the castle wall.

Pendennis Castle 18: Gothic castle detail

Another shot of the entrance, showing the crenellated walls to protect defending archers.

Pendennis Castle 19: Gothic castle detail 2

A slightly different view.

Pendennis Castle 20: Gothic castle detail 3

From further back.

Pendennis Castle 21: Gargoyle

This carved stone head is really a water spout (which is called a gargoyle).

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