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Launceston West Gate
Hob Uid: 437210
Location : Cornwall Launceston
Grid Ref : SX3313084440
Summary : Town Gate site
More information : SX 33138444 (1) Site of Launceston town West Gate, documented from 1381 to 1709 when said to be "in sore decay"; destroyed before 1814. "The West Well" was immediately outside this gate, supplying both the moat and the castle. (1-3)

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Source details : Corn Arch 12 1973 PH Checklist 70
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Launceston Town Map Launceston Museum (O B Peter)
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Hist of Launceston & Dunheved 1885 234-5 (R & OB Peter)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Mag Brit 3 1814 189 (D & S Lysons)
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Town Gate
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 38 SW 58
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Launceston West Gate