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Pentilly

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Pentillie

In the civil parish of Pillaton.
In the historic county of Cornwall (Modern Authority of Cornwall, 1974 county of Cornwall).

Castle listed by Harvey as known to exist but with no remains. Pentillie Castle is a Gothic style mansion of 1805 designed by Wilkins though this is a remoddeling of a late C17 country house. This may be on site of a medieval castle or merely have managed to get Harvey to accept a story of earlier foundation (Sir James Tillie, the founder of the C17 house, was a self-made man, knighted by James II. Having no coat of arms, he assumed that of the German Count Tilly, which he continued to bear until his pretensions were brought to the King's notice and he was ceremoniously divested of them.).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Nothing visible remains.


This site is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 60921)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SX40996455

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

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PastScape number; 437866

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