English Heritage sites near St. Kew Parish
ST BREOCK DOWNS MONOLITH
6 miles from St. Kew Parish
Originally 5 metres (16 feet) high and weighing some 16.75 tonnes, this is Cornwall's largest and heaviest prehistoric monolith. It stands on the summit of St Breock Downs, offering wonderful views.
TINTAGEL CASTLE
8 miles from St. Kew Parish
Tintagel Castle is a magical day with its wonderful location, set high on the rugged North Cornwall coast. It offers dramatic views, fascinating ruins and a stunning beach café.
RESTORMEL CASTLE
11 miles from St. Kew 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.
KING DONIERT'S STONE
14 miles from St. Kew 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.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
15 miles from St. Kew Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
16 miles from St. Kew 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.
Churches in St. Kew Parish
St Kew: St James the Great
St Kew
Wadebridge
07758 407661
http://www.northcornwallclusterofchurches.org.uk/our-churches/st-kew/
Welcome to the parish church of St Kew: St James the Great in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and county of Cornwall England.
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Pubs in St. Kew Parish
Cornish Arms
Maltster's Arms
Chapel Amble, Chapel Amble, PL27 6EU
(01208) 812473
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