Cawsand (; lit. ''Cow Cove'') and Kingsand ( Cornish: ''Porthruw'') are twin villages in southeast

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, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the

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and is in the

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. Cawsand overlooks Plymouth Sound and adjoins Kingsand, formerly on the border of

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and Cornwall (the border has since been moved and now is situated on the

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). Cawsand has two public houses: the Cross Keys Inn on Armada Road, not trading and for sale in September 2022, and the Bay bar, overlooking Cawsand beach. Cawsand is within Mount Edgcumbe Country Park. There are frequent bus services to the city of

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which is three miles to the north across Plymouth Sound. There is also a ferry service in the summer (from

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) and a pilot gig club (Rame Gig Club). The Rame Peninsula is considered part of the Forgotten Corner of Cornwall.

Geology

Cawsand Beach is sand and shingle with a network of rockpools and is found along The Bound.

History

In 1596, local militia repelled an attack by Spanish forces and defences were built soon after. Cawsand Fort (at ) is sited just above the village. The

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is an 1860s

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fort built on the site of a 1779

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to mount about 10 guns to cover the western entrance to Plymouth Sound by the breakwater. Released by the

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in 1926, it remained derelict until it was converted into residential accommodation. Correspondence from 1801 to 1803 shows that

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had stayed in Cawsand and it is rumoured that he had dined at the Ship Inn, which burned down in 2013 after several years of abandonment. The site has been cleared and is now being rebuilt by The Peninsula Trust which plans to turn the site into a cafe and affordable housing.

Religion

St Andrew's Church was built as a

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in 1877–78. It is a

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. Originally built in 1793, Cawsand also has a

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Twinning

Cawsand is twinned with

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in Brittany, France.Twinning Committee for Cornwall, www.twinningcommitteeforcornwall.weebly.com

References

External links

Victorian Forts data sheet on Cawsand Bay BatteryRame Heritage
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