Cotehele House
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Cotehel House is one of the oldest houses in Cornwall, and dates from before 1353, and the marriage of Hilaria de Cotehele and William Edgcumbe. The present day house is mainly a mixture of Medieval and Tudor construction, with further modifications during Victorian times. Cotehel House is now in the care of the National Tust, and is well worth a visit. The central Great Hall is very impressive.

"Cotehele" is thought to mean "wood on an estuary", and Hilaria de Cotehele clearly took her name from the name of the place where the original Manor House was built. The name is most definitely not pronounced COTA-hailey, and should be pronounced Co'TEEL.

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Cotehele House
Cotehele House

The gardens at the front of Cotehele House
The gardens at the front of Cotehele House

Looking over the Great Hall and Court towards the Gatehouse Tower of Cotehele
Looking over the Great Hall and Court towards the Gatehouse Tower, from the North Tower

Looking over the Chapel, and the Tudor additions of Cotehele
Looking over the Chapel, and the Tudor additions of the Malthouse and Brewhouse

View from the North West Tower of Cotehel House towards Calstock
View from the North West Tower towards Calstock

Cotehele Quay
Cotehele Quay

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