St Piran's Chapel
The chapel in Trethevy dates from mediaeval times, first recorded in 1457 mentioning a chapel dedicated to St Piran. Most things dedicated to St Piran occur further west in Cornwall but the association here dates back at least to Norman times when the Domesday book records that the nearby manor of Tregrembri was owned by the monks of "St Pieran". After the dissolution of the monasteries during the Tudor period, the chapel was used as a farm building. This continued until 1941 when its owner gave it back to the Church of England and it was rebuilt in 1942. The first mass was held in the chapel on 8th February 1944 and he died later that day.
On walks
- Boscastle to Rocky Valley (6.2 mile walk)
- Bossiney, St Nectan's Glen and Rocky Valley (3.9 mile walk)
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