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Dupath Well
1 mile East of Callington off A388  (OS Map 201; ref SX 374693)

A still almost complete and charming c1500 granite-built Well House set over a Holy Well. This little baptistery and oratory contains the remains of a simple bath for the purpose of immersion.

The Hurler Stone Circles
½ mile North West of Minions off B3254  (OS Map 201; ref SX 258714)

Within a host of prehistoric remains on Bodmin Moor, this line of three early Bronze Age stone circles is one of the best examples of ceremonial standing stones in the south-west and is associated with many Cornish legends.

Tregiffian Burial Chamber
Two miles South East of Buryan beside the B3315  (OS Map 203; ref SW 430245)

This superb example of a Neolithic or early Bronze Age Entrance Grave was probably built sometime between 2000 and 3000 BC. It is located by the roadside on a grass verge near Merry Maidens Stone Circle, which is known as ‘Dans Maen’, or the stone dance.

St Breock Downs Monolith
3½ miles South West of Wadebridge off A39  (OS Map 200; ref SW 968683)

This Menhir or prehistoric Longstone, which was originally about 16 feet high, was known as Men Gurta. It is now called St Breock Longstone. Weighing about 16.5 tons it is still the heaviest standing stone in Cornwall. For many centuries it has been recognised as a significant meeting place for the Cornish People.

King Doniert’s Stone
1 mile North East of St Cleer off B3254  (OS Map 201; ref SX 236688)

Two finely worked stone pieces of a 9th century cross or crosses, believed to commemorate Dungarth, King of Cornwall, who was tragically drowned c875 AD, possibly in the nearby River Fowey. The stone base bears the inscription:- ‘Doniert Rogavit Pro Anima’, which means Doniert ordered this memorial for the sake of his soul.

Trethevy Quoit
1 mile North East of St Cleer off B3254  (OS map 201; ref SX 259688)

This is perhaps the best preserved Portal Dolmen in the whole of Cornwall and one of the most impressive in Britain. This chamber tomb is dated from the Neolithic or late Stone Age, and may have been built sometime in about 3500 BC.

Carn Euny
½ mile North of Brane, West Penwith  (OS map203; ref SW 402288)

Lying on the south west slope of Caer Brane, this courtyard house settlement of the Iron Age and Romano-British periods was occupied from about 500 BC to AD 400; especially noted for its well-preserved souterrain or fogou which leads to a beautiful corbelled inner chamber.

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Trevanion Culverhouse
Southern outskirts of Wadebridge  (OS Map 200; ref SW 999716)

This well preserved 13th to 14th century dovecote, with its keystone finish roof, is thought to be only one of four surviving examples of its kind in Cornwall. The Culverhouse was used to farm the eggs and meat of its inhabitants.

Castle an Dinas
1 mile North of the A30 at Goss Moor  (OS Map 200; ref SW 945624)

This magnificent Iron Age Celtic fort dates from about the second or third century BC. It consists of three concentric circles of ditch and rampart, 850 feet in diameter and standing 700 feet above sea level. It is said to be one of the most important examples of its kind in the South West, and it is noted for the legend that it was the place where Cador, Duke of Cornwall and husband of King Arthur’s mother, met his untimely death. Parking and picnic areas are available.

Sancreed Beacon
Three miles West of Penzance, turn North at Drift off A30  (OS Map 203; ref SW 415297)

This beautiful stretch of natural moorland offers both a spectacular view across Mounts Bay and a wide variety of flora, fauna and historical remains.

Treffry Viaduct
Half a mile South East of Luxulyan  (OS Map 200; ref SW 058672)

Built between 1839 and 1842 by its owner Joseph Thomas Treffry, this viaduct, 90 feet high and 670 feet long, had the dual purpose of carrying both a tramway and a high level leat across the beautiful Luxulyan Valley. Located approximately 4 miles North of St Austell, it was the first large civil engineering structure of its kind to be built in Cornwall, and is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Although on-site parking is limited, it is an idyllic picnic spot for those who are exploring the Luxulyan Tramway Trail.

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