The construction of Pendennis Castle on the southern point of Carrick Roads in the sixteenth century prepared the ground for the growth of FALMOUTH , then no more than a fishing village. The building of its deepwater harbour was proposed a century later by Sir John Killigrew, and Falmouth's prosperity was assured when in 1689 it became chief base of the fast Falmouth Packets, which sped mail to the Americas. However, recent years have seen the port's character submerged beneath... [More]