Perran Round
Perran Round is an amphitheatre in the hamlet of Rose, midway between the villages of Goonhavern and Perranporth, Cornwall, UK. It is described as the best surviving example of a plen-an-gwary, a medieval amphitheatre used for performing the Ordinalia, or Cornish miracle plays, and Cornish wrestling tournaments.
- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “St Piran’s Round”
- Description: Hill fort and plen an gwari in Cornwall, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael Mission Church and Church of Saint Piran.
St Michael Mission Church
St Michael Mission Church is situated 1½ miles west of Perran Round.
Church of Saint Piran
Church of Saint Piran is situated 1½ miles south of Perran Round.
Church of St Cubert
The Church of St Cubert is a Grade I listed parish church in Cubert, Cornwall, England. Church of St Cubert is situated 2 miles north of Perran Round.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose and Goonhavern.
Goonhavern
Goonhavern is a village in Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe.
Perran Round
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Latitude
50.34822° or 50° 20′ 54″ north
Longitude
-5.12336° or 5° 7′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C2P8VXG+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cornish to Welsh—“Perran Round” goes by many names.
Plen an Gwari LannberanCornish
St Piran’s RoundLatin
Plen an Gwari LannberanWelsh
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rose Methodist Church and Sunny Meadows Tourist Park.
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