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Current location
Summit of headland at entrance to River Fowey
St Catherines Point
Fowey
Restormel
Cornwall
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 118 509
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- 1 ha (2.5 acres) of the summit and south slopes of St Catherine's Point. Land was presented by Mr Stenton Covington to the National Trust on 4 April 1919 in memory of the men of Fowey who lost their lives in the First World War. A further 3.4ha of hanging woods were given by the Borough of St Austell with Fowey in 1971.
- Inscription
- (None)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Land
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Land
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- The land is at the back of and above St Catherine's Castle. This is owned by English Heritage and is not a war memorial.
- Costs
Comments: Initially a gift from Mr S Covington in 1919, which was added to by the Borough of St Austell with Fowey in 1971.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- The National Trust
- Reference
- National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fowey-estuary-pencarrow-head/
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