Chapel and Castle, Bossiney
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Chapel and Castle, Bossiney
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 27 May 2021
The remains of a castle built in the late 11th century which fell into disuse following the building of Tintagel Castle. Not the best picture, I'm afraid, but a chance to include the following extract from the history of the castle on http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/south_west/bossiney_castle.html "The castle mound continued to be used for a variety of community functions including providing a venue for announcing the results of Parliamentary elections. One such MP returned by Bossiney was Sir Francis Drake who was elected by the borough in November 1584. Bossiney was stripped of its right to send an MP to Parliament by the Reform Act (1832)."
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Image Location
Latitude
50.666208
Longitude
-4.738502