Merry Maidens Stone Circle
Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Kerris, Cornwall TR19
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Boscawen-Un Stone Circle
historicA distinguished Bronze Age stone circle south-west of St Buryan, Boscawen-Un has nineteen outer stones and a leaning central pillar of white quartz that makes it instantly distinctive. It was here that the first recorded Gorsedh Kernow — the gathering of Cornish bards — was held in 1928, restoring a tradition that had lapsed for centuries.
1.0 km away
St Buryan Church
historicThe massive granite tower of St Buryan's church has been a landmark for mariners rounding Land's End for centuries. The church contains one of the finest rood screens in Cornwall — a late fifteenth-century carved oak screen of exceptional quality — and the churchyard is the burial place of several local fishing families whose memorials tell the story of this remote parish's dependence on the sea.
1.6 km away
Newlyn Harbour
tourismNewlyn Harbour is one of those Cornish places that works both as a base and as an attraction in its own right, with enough character to justify a detour near Newlyn. Harbour life, local food, sea air and the surrounding walks usually matter as much as any single sight.
1.8 km away
Newlyn Art Gallery
artsOccupying a handsome Arts and Crafts building at the heart of one of Britain's oldest fishing communities, Newlyn Art Gallery shows ambitious contemporary exhibitions alongside work rooted in the West Cornish tradition. The town itself gave its name to the celebrated Newlyn School of artists who settled here in the 1880s, drawn by the quality of the Atlantic light.
1.8 km away
Drift Village
tourismDrift is a village on the A30 road in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. As a programmatic destination page, it works well as a hub for nearby beaches, walks, heritage sites, food spots and local itinerary links across CornwallMagazine.
1.8 km away
Mousehole
tourismSaid to be the most beautiful village in England by Dylan Thomas — who may have been biased by the local beer — Mousehole is a compact granite harbour village of extraordinary charm. Fishermen's cottages tumble down to a harbour sheltered by two great arms of stone, and the village lights every December for the Tom Bawcock's Eve festival.
2.0 km away