Acton Castle

Acton Castle

Acton Castle is a small castellated mansion near Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. It was built c. 1775 by John Stackhouse of Pendarves, who was a distinguished botanist with an interest in marine algae. Wings of two storeys were added in the 20th century.[1] Below the castle is Stackhouse Cove, where Mr. Stackhouse pursued his studies.[2] In 1797 he published his illustrated work Nereis Britannica.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 35
  2. ↑ Ralfs, J. (1884) The Marine Algae of West Cornwall. Transactions of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society. pp. 315-30
  3. ↑ Turk, S M and Tompsett, P. (2009) The History of Cornish seaweed observers. CISFBR Summer Newsletter 2009.

Coordinates: 50°06′20″N 5°25′32″W / 50.10544°N 5.42565°W / 50.10544; -5.42565

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