History

Five C17 cast-iron cannons of uncertain provenance said to have been part of the defences of the town. Remounted in mid C20: a plaque on the S wall of the central round watchtower of the castle reads: "These ancient cannon which were used in the defence of Tenby were restored and mounted by members of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the School of Artillery Manorbier.". Two cannon are shown in the earlier C19 Norris view of the castle tower. Edward Laws in 1896 wrote that one of the cannon had come from the Gunfort and been a bollard in Tor Lane before being moved in 1883 to Castle Hill.

Exterior

Five cannon disposed four at diagonal angles of the Old Coastguard House and one in front to E. Identified on plaques as 3 C17 culverins and 2 C17 sakers ( those at NE and SE).

Reasons for Listing

Included as part of the setting of the Old Coastguard House and as prominent features of Castle Hill

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29485387

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)