Crinnis Cliff Battery
The gun battery was built a year after Charlestown harbour to defend the port against a possible French invasion during the summer months when the sea was calmer. It's likely that the battery was more of a status symbol and deterrent rather than designed for serious combat. Evidence for this includes the walls not being reinforced with earth ramparts and the castellations are far too high from the ground on the inside to be able to shoot over them with rifles. Each winter, the cannons were taken down to Charlestown to be stored out of the elements. The coast path leading down to Charlestown is the remains of a track used by horses to transport the cannons.
On walks
- Charlestown to Porthpean (2.9 mile walk)
- Mevagissey to Charlestown (via bus) (7.6 mile walk)
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The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
