Arwenack Manor

Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameArwenack Manor
Alternative NamesArwennack
Historic CountryCornwall
Modern AuthorityCornwall
1974 AuthorityCornwall
Civil ParishFalmouth

Great house built in 1385 and mostly rebuilt in 1571 by Sir John Killigrew, the first Governor of Pendennis Castle, in 1646 the house was partly destroyed by fire during the siege of Pendennis Castle, though it was rebuilt after the war. The house was extended after 1786, it was neglected during the 1970s and suffered a fire at the manor end, the building was repaired in 1978 and has since been converted into flats and a house. Built of Killas rubble with granite dressings and scantle slate roofs.The building was originally E-shaped in plan with a wing to the far left. (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

There are some "small rectangular double-splayed gunports, probably dating to the late C16" (Kenyon 1981). If these were small they can hardly be ancillary harbour defences, so domestic defence but possible also status display since John Killigrew was the first captain of Pendennis Castle. The house also had a crenellated tower and garden wall.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSW812323
Latitude50.1506385803223
Longitude-5.06383991241455
Eastings181210
Northings32320
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Books

  • Pevsner, N., 1977, Buildings of England: Cornwall p. 68

Journals

  • Kenyon, J.R., 1981 'Early Artillery Fortifications in England and Wales: a Preliminary Survey and Re-appraisal' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 138 p. 233
  • Jeffery, H.M., Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall p. 161-4 (Plan)

Guide Books

  • Toyne D., 1978, Arwenack, an historical guide resulting from study of repair

Other

  • Graeme Kirkham, May 2005, Cornwall & Scilly Urban Survey: Falmouth (Cornwall County Council) Download copy