| River Fal | |
|---|---|
 Flushing, from Fish Strand Quay, Falmouth, with rainbow | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Goss Moor |
| Mouth | |
• location | Carrick Roads |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
The River Fal (Standard Written Form: Dowr Fala)[citation needed] flows through Cornwall, rising at Pentevale on Goss Moor (between St. Columb and Roche) and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as Trelissick Garden. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of Cornwall. Like most of its kind on the south coast of Cornwall and Devon, the Fal estuary is a classic ria, or drowned river valley. The Fal estuary from Tregony to the Truro River was originally called Hafaraell (Cornish: Havarel, meaning fallow place).