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Towednack Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Towednack

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Towednack history

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Towednack gold hoard

In December 1931 a hoard of gold ornaments was found in the parish of Lady Downs in Cornwall. The gold is very fine, and probably came from Ireland, and they date from the late Bronze Age.

Parish church

The church is dedicated to St Tewennocus and did not become parochial until 1902. It was built in the 13th century and has a plain tower. A south aisle was added in the 15th century. The font is of granite, 1720, and stands on a base which is an inverted Norman font.

Mining

Towednack was one of the richest tin-mining districts in west Cornwall. Mines included Wheal Reeth, Wheal Margaret, Reeth Consols and Georgia.

Notable people

John Quick (1852–1932) – Australian lawyer, politician and judge. Quick was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1852 and died in 1932.

You can visit Towednack places with Walkfo Towednack to hear history at Towednack’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Towednack has 42 places to visit in our interactive Towednack map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Towednack, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Towednack places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Towednack & the surrounding areas.

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42 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Towednack tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Towednack

  

Best Towednack places to visit

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Towednack has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Towednack’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Towednack’s information audio spots:

Belgrave St Ives Belgrave St Ives is a commercial art gallery specialising in modern British and contemporary art. It gives emphasis to work produced in Cornwall from the 1930s onwards, when the town became an internationally important modernist artistic centre.

Edward Hain Hospital Edward Hain Hospital is a health facility in Albany Terrace, St Ives, England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Trink Hill Trink Hill is a 212-metre-high hill that lies between the hamlets of Trink and Cripplesease, near to the village of Nancledra, Cornwall. Trencrom Hill lies one kilometre to the South East.

Baker’s Pit Nature Reserve Baker’s Pit Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Ludgvan, west Cornwall. The reserve is on the moorland of Noon Diggery and is south of Castle-an-Dinas hillfort and Roger’s Tower. Within the reserve is a distinctively shaped enclosure with a funnel-like entrance resembling a banjo enclosure.

Chysauster Ancient Village Chysauster Ancient Village (Cornish: Chisylvester, meaning Sylvester’s house) is a late Iron Age and Romano-British village of courtyard houses. The village included eight to ten houses, each with its own internal courtyard. To the south east is the remains of a fogou, an underground structure of uncertain function.

Zennor Quoit Zennor Quoit is a ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen. It dates to 2500–1500 BC. The 12.5-tonne (12,500 kg) roof collapsed some time between 1770 and 1865.

Sperris Quoit Sperris Quoit is a ruined megalithic burial chamber or dolmen. Located on a moor around 365 metres northeast of Zennor Quoit. It is the northernmost quoit in the Penwith peninsula and a Scheduled Monument.

St Senara’s Church, Zennor St Senara’s Church, or The Church of Saint Senara, in Zennor Churchtown, Cornwall, is a Grade I listed building. It is in the Deanery of Penwith, Archdeaconry of Cornwall, and Diocese of Truro.

Zennor Head Zennor Head is a 750-metre (2,460 ft) long promontory on the Cornish coast of England. It lies between Pendour Cove and Porthzennor Cove. The granite (Killas) cliffs rise over 200 feet (60 m) from the sea. The highest point of the headland is 314 feet (96 m) above sea level.

47th G7 summit The 47th G7 summit was held on 11–13 June 2021 in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Participants included the leaders of the seven G7 member states as well as representatives of the European Union.

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