King Doniert's Stone
King Doniert's Stone, located near Golitha Falls, consists of two stone fragments of an ancient memorial cross which is thought might have originally been topped with a wooden cross. It dates from the 9th Century and commemorates the death of Dungarth the King of Cornwall, who drowned in the River Fowey nearby at about the time when the Anglo-Saxons were gaining control of eastern Cornwall. The shorter stone has an Anglo-Saxon inscription which has been translated as "Doniert has asked prayers for his Soul".
More about King Doniert's Stone from Cornwall Heritage Trust and the Cornish Bird blog.
On walks
- Golitha Falls to Trethevy Quoit (7.3 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake (6.1 mile walk)