English Heritage sites near Gwennap Parish

Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber

PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER

1000 miles from Gwennap Parish

A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.

Halliggye Fogou

HALLIGGYE FOGOU

1000 miles from Gwennap Parish

Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.

Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers

INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS

1000 miles from Gwennap Parish

Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.

Harry's Walls

HARRY'S WALLS

1000 miles from Gwennap Parish

An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.

Garrison Walls

GARRISON WALLS

1000 miles from Gwennap Parish

You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Cromwell's Castle

CROMWELL'S CASTLE

1000 miles from Gwennap Parish

The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.


Churches in Gwennap Parish

Gwennap: St Wenappa

Church Lane Gwennap Redruth
http://www.eightsaints.org.uk

 

Welcome to the parish church of Gwennap: St Weneppa in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and County of Cornwall, England. We are now linked in a cluster of eight churches, and call ourselves the 'Eight Saints Cluster'. All information on this - and our other churches - including services can be found at our website:   http://www.eightsaints.org.uk


Pubs in Gwennap Parish

Cornish Arms

Frogpool, TR4 8RP
(01872) 863445
cornisharmsfrogpool.com

Long-established village community inn, full of old world charm. The wood-beamed single bar is warm and cosy with alcoves and open fires, and is adorned with brasses and other bric-à-brac; one end, in a distinctly separate area, houses the...
Fox & Hounds

Comford, Comford, TR16 6AX
(01209) 820251

This is a splendid old Cornish country pub, tastefully refurbished but retaining the beamed ceilings and wooden supports; the bar top is quite small for the size of room, but a separate small bar room hosts a dartboard at one end, draughts...