Cornwall - Oyster Bay Local Features Perranzabuloe
MUSEUM P
erranzabuloe museum in Perranporth offers an insight into the social and industrial past of Perranporth and the
surrounding towns and villages. Housed in The Oddfellows Hall, originally built in 1871, the museum tells the history of the Perran Sands (or Perranzabuloe) parish and showcases various relics from the areas varied heritage including the earliest
Why not take a look what’s on and arrange your visit?
www.perranzabuloemuseum.co.uk
Perran round -
The Iron Age Theatre
P
erran Round is an Iron Age theatre just half a mile from Oyster Bay, which has been described as one of the most
important historical sites in Cornwall. For hundreds of years it was a focal point locally for Cornish culture and language and was an Iron Age fort used for ‘Plen an Gwar’ or performance place in the Middle Ages, but at some point it fell into disuse and became overgrown and almost invisible. In 2008 Nigel Holman, of the Camborne engineering innovators, appeared in the West Briton newspaper explaining how his father rediscovered the round under thick brambles while he was a Home Guard officer during the Second World War. He bought the site for one shilling in 1957 and later donated it to Perranzabuloe Parish Council.
Care of the site has since been in the hands of the St Piran’s Trust, which cleared the brambles and now cares for the round as well as nearby St Piran’s Oratory and St Piran’s Church. Since then there has been an outcry from many Cornish residents over the preservation of ancient monuments and areas of importance.
130ft across with a 12ft high earth 20% OFF
rampart, with steps cut into the inward facing side for seats there is no doubt this was a place for gatherings and celebrations in previous times. It has recently been used for performances by Miracle Theatre and can be visited as a historical attraction.
Perran Round Farm, Goonhavern, Truro TR4 9JX
leisureAt your 21 130ft across
with a 12ft high earth rampart, with steps cut into the inward facing side for seats there is no doubt this was a place for gatherings and celebrations in previous times.
surf boards, made in the 1920s and a stool from Nobel’s munition factory. All aspects of the areas heritage are
covered from the story of St. Piran, to mining, the railway and how the area was used during wartime. This attraction not only gives you a more rounded knowledge of the area you holiday in, and Cornwall as a whole, but is also completely free.
Housed in
The Oddfellows Hall, originally built in 1871, the museum tells the history of the Perran Sands (or Perranzabuloe) parish...
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