Mount Edgcumbe Folly
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
Mount Edgcumbe House is an imposing 16th-century manor located in its old grounds - now Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.
The house is famed for its art collection, which includes tapestries and porcelain. The park is also home to the Mount Edgcumbe folly, a striking 18th-century structure that overlooks Plymouth Sound.
The surrounding Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is a beautiful area of countryside to explore, with woodlands, meadows and coastal paths. There are also plenty of opportunities for activities such as walking, cycling and fishing
Whether you’re interested in the history of Mount Edgcumbe House or just want to enjoy a day out in a stunning setting, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is well worth a visit.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is in Cornwall AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 13 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Information
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Address
Cremyll, Torpoint PL10 1HZ, UK
PL10 1HZ
Website: http://www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk/
Get directionsMount Edgcumbe Information
Mount Edgcumbe Address
Cremyll, Torpoint PL10 1HZ, UK
PL10 1HZ
Website: http://www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk/
Get directionsLocal History around Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
There are some historic monuments around including:
Ballast pond at Torpoint 690m west of North Corner QuayFort BovisandWorth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown WharvesPromontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame HeadMount Pleasant RedoubtStonehouse Town WallBreakwater fortBattery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker HeightsTrehan Cross, at Trehan villageCivil War battery at Wearde QuayPlymouth Castle (remains of)Bowl barrow immediately south of the cricket ground and pavilion in Mount Edgcumbe ParkInswork ChapelKnowle batteryMount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remainsCawsand FortThe Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the HoeBowden BatteryHoly well called St Julian's WellBlockhouse at the Garden BatteryResolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary CourtWoodland fortThe coastal fortifications of Drake's IslandRoyal Commission fortifications at Forder Hill including two musketry lines and a road blockAgaton fortMedieval chapel in the grounds of Shillingham ManorStaddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structuresMount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlementEggbuckland KeepFort StamfordBattery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville BatteryCivil War fieldworks at Inswork PointRoyal Commission Fortification: unfinished battery at KnatterburyBullpoint gunpowder magazines and camberErnesettle batteryEastern King batteryTwo batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3The West Ropery (site of), South Yard, Devonport DockyardSlip No 1 (The Covered Slip), South Yard, Devonport DockyardTrematon Castle, a shell keep built on a motte and bailey castleWestern Kings artillery towerWhitesand Bay (or Tregonhawke) batteryFirestone Bay artillery towerCrownhill FortD-Day landing craft maintenance site, 170m north of Saltash Pier.
