St. Columb Major

 Pictures of St. Columb


Here are some other pics that I haven't yet had time to write captions for.

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Arundell brass

St. Columb Banknote C.1860

 

Barclays bank (St. Piran's Day 2001)

 

Bridge hill

Church

 

View from Hill head

Church interior

Red Lion

Town Square

Trewen Hall, once the home of The VYVYAN family

 

   Stone Coffin lids kept under the Church tower

Inscribed stone

Columba's Cross (1000 years old)

Cracked Bell 1969

Map of Castle an Dinas Hillfort

The Castle was excavated in 1963/4

WAILES, B 1963 'Excavations at Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major: Interim Report' Cornish Arch 2 51-5 [ S]

WAILES, Bernard 1964 'Excavation News 1963-1964: 1 .Tredarvah, Penzance. 2. Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major' Cornish Arch 3 85 [ S]

 

Ramparts of Castle an Dinas Hillfort

Flints found at Talskiddy

For more see:-

Steele, Philip 1991 'Flint scatters at Penatillie, St Columb Major' Cornish Archaeol 30, 1991 253-9, figs.

Flint scatters were assessed through a collection of retouched artefacts and a selected sample of debitage. This yielded evidence for Mesolithic hunting and Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age activity.

 

Nine Maidens standing stones

    The Silver Ball pub sign

Silver hurling Balls 1998/1999 the new ball has the large inscribed motto

"TOWN & COUNTRY DO YOUR BEST"

 

Hurling 2000

  Gorsedd 1977 at Nine Maidens

Old Cornwall Society hold their midsummer bonfire at Castle an Dinas.

   James Polkinghorne Champion Cornish wrestler was landlord of the Redlion public house

Mad Tom., The biggest imposter that came from Cornwall, ever!

Richard Bullock alias "Deadwood Dick" was born at St. Columb

Jessie Rickard was murdered at Castle an Dinas 1904


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