A Headland Through Time - The Archaeology of St Catherine’s Point and Covington Wood.
Date/Time: 7 November 2026 at 2pm

Venue: Fowey Town Hall

Cost: Free for Members. Non Members will be charged £10 on the door.

Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec. Kath Pearce on 07977 572268 or email FHHSociety@gmail.com

Over two thousand years ago St Catherine’s Point was home to a defended promontory fort, or cliff castle, keeping a watchful eye on trading vessels as they approached the River Fowey estuary. Making use of its strategic position on a rocky headland to the south of Fowey it was a probable medieval castle , a medieval chapel, a fort built by Henry VIII, the site of the William Rashleigh mausoleum and a WWII coastal defence battery.
James Gossip (Senior Archaeologist at the Cornwall Archeological Unit) will look at the varied history of St Catherine's Point and Covington Wood over 2000 years of change.