Plen-an-gwary
A plen-an-gwarry or plain-an-gwary, is a "playing-place" or round, a medieval amphitheatre found in Cornwall. A circular outdoor space used for plays, sports, and public events, the plen-an-gwary was a Cornish variant of a construction style found across Great Britain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: type of amphitheater found in Cornwall
- Also known as: “plain-an-gwarry”, “plen an gwari”, “plen an gwarry”, “Plen an Gwary”, and “plen-an-gwary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Hallows Church Of Saint Kea and Truro Cathedral.
All Hallows Church Of Saint Kea
Church
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
All Hallows Church Of Saint Kea is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Plen-an-gwary.
Truro Cathedral
Church
Photo: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the parish church of St Mary. Truro Cathedral is situated 2 miles north of Plen-an-gwary.
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Elaine Hamby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, formerly known as the Royal Cornwall Museum, is a museum in Truro, England, which holds an extensive mineral collection rooted in Cornwall's mining and engineering heritage. Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is situated 2 miles north of Plen-an-gwary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Playing Place and Calenick.
Playing Place
Village
Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Playing Place is a village southwest of Truro, Cornwall, England. It is to the east of the A39 road. The name derives from Cornish 'plain an gwarry', an open-air performance area used historically for entertainment and instruction.
Calenick
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calenick is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kea, about a mile south of Truro in Cornwall, England, UK. It is at the head of Calenick Creek, which opens into the River Truro near Sunny Corner.
Penelewey
Hamlet
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penelewey is a hamlet southeast of Playing Place in Cornwall, England, UK. Penelewey is on the B3289 road.
Plen-an-gwary
- Categories: building type, amphitheater, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.23686° or 50° 14′ 13″ northLongitude
-5.06653° or 5° 3′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C2P6WPM+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1700730863OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7200599
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Turkish—“Plen-an-gwary” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Plen an gwari”
- Latin: “Plen an gwari”
- Turkish: “plen-an-gwary”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playing Place Comunity Centre and Playing Place Post Office.
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