Perran Round
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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 medi
Entrance to Perran Round
Plen-an-gwary
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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
Perran Round
…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. Perran Round (grid reference…
A 'plain-an-gwarry' ("playing place") in St Just in Penwith.
A lidar view of Castilly Neolithic henge monument remodelled into a plain-an-gwary in the Medieval period
Field at Playing Place, the site of the plain-an-gwarry that gave the village of Playing Place its name.
Playing Place plaque that acknowledges the plain-an-gwarry for which the village was named. It specifically refers to performances about Saint Kea