English Heritage sites near Lanreath Parish
RESTORMEL CASTLE
5 miles from Lanreath Parish
Great 13th-century circular shell-keep of Restormel still encloses the principal rooms of the castle in remarkably good condition, standing on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch.
ST CATHERINE'S CASTLE
6 miles from Lanreath Parish
Discover perhaps what is Cornwall's smallest castle.
KING DONIERT'S STONE
7 miles from Lanreath Parish
Two richly carved pieces of a 9th century 'Celtic' cross, with an inscription commemorating Dumgarth, British King of Dumnonia, who drowned in c. AD 875.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
8 miles from Lanreath Parish
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
10 miles from Lanreath Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
DUPATH WELL
14 miles from Lanreath Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
Churches in Lanreath Parish
Lanreath: St Marnarch
Welcome to the parish church of Lanreath: St Marnarch's in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and county of Cornwall England.
St Marnarch’s Church is a grade 1 listed beautiful church which has been repaired rather than restored. This gives the effect of age and a special completeness. In particular it has a fine rood screen, recently restored, dating from 1520 with the original paintings in a few of the lower panels. It has a wealth of rich carvings – the pulpit, font, prayer desks and the Grylls monument.
The Church is open daily during daylight hours.
Pubs in Lanreath Parish
Punch Bowl Inn
Pub closed May 2013, future uncertain. Formerly a court house, coaching inn and the haunt of smugglers, the bars have changed little since those days, and the pub is supposed to harbour an imprisoned ghost. This ancient and friendly hostelr...