The oldest house in Mousehole
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The oldest house in Mousehole by Stuart Logan as part of the Geograph project.
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The oldest house in Mousehole
Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 25 Apr 2008
On 23rd July 1595 Spaniards attacked the village, most of which was burned down. However Squire Jenkyn Keigwin fought against the invaders, to save this building. He was killed in the attempt but the 14th C house was spared.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.080904
Longitude
-5.539183