The South Gatehouse Of Launceston Castle And Attached Buildings is a Grade I listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1993. A Medieval Gatehouse.
The South Gatehouse Of Launceston Castle And Attached Buildings
- WRENN ID
- sombre-minaret-bracken
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1993
- Type
- Gatehouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LAUNCESTON
SX32843384 WESTERN ROAD 660-1/4/192 (North side) The South Gatehouse of Launceston Castle and attached curtain walls
GV I
Gatehouse of Castle and attached curtain walls and barbican. C12, remodelled C13 by Richard of Cornwall. Local slatestone rubble; local greenstone and volcanic stone dressings. Of the C12 only the east wall survives, the gatehouse is flanked by two C13 drum towers linked to a short length of curtain wall on the right (east) (to site of the former Watch Tower or Witches Tower which collapsed in 1830) and a long length on the left and also enclosing about half the west side of the Bailey. In front of the gateway are the flanking walls, with 2 blocked angled arches surviving from the former fortified bridge which led to the Deer Park. Principal surviving features are: 2-centred arched gateway with remains of portcullis slot on the right; 2 arrow loops in the bridge walls; a central window opening over the doorway and remains of stone staircase on the right. (Saunders AD: Launceston Castle: London: 1984-).
Listing NGR: SX3304484525
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