Description

MARAZION ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT
SW 53 SW

1/62 The Sentry Box

GV II*

Defensive wall with sentry box. C15. Battered granite rubble wall built over rocky
outcrop.
Plan: thick retaining wall with sentry box at its north end and gateway at its south
end. The wall is pierced by 3 embrasures splayed on both faces.
The sentry box is just large enough inside for a man to stand and is roofed with
corbelled granite slabs sloping down under a ridge slab. Small lookout opening to
the 3 outer sides and doorway to the inner (west) side.
The rocky outcrop within is the former St Michael's Chair, later to be resited on the
Church tower.

Listing NGR: SW5142629878

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534988

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas