English Heritage sites near Towednack Parish
PORTH HELLICK DOWN BURIAL CHAMBER
1000 miles from Towednack Parish
A large and imposing Scillonian Bronze Age entrance grave, with kerb, inner passage and burial chamber all clearly visible.
HALLIGGYE FOGOU
1000 miles from Towednack Parish
Roofed and walled in stone, this complex of passages is the largest and best-preserved of several mysterious underground tunnels associated with Cornish Iron Age settlements.
INNISIDGEN LOWER AND UPPER BURIAL CHAMBERS
1000 miles from Towednack Parish
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
HARRY'S WALLS
1000 miles from Towednack Parish
An unfinished artillery fort, built above St Mary's Pool harbour in 1552-53.
GARRISON WALLS
1000 miles from Towednack Parish
You can enjoy a two-hour walk alongside the ramparts of these defensive walls and earthworks, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries.
CROMWELL'S CASTLE
1000 miles from Towednack Parish
The castle stands guarding the lovely anchorage between Bryher and Tresco and is one of the few surviving Cromwellian fortifications in Britain.
Churches in Towednack Parish
Towednack
Towednack
Truro
01736 741488
http://www.towednackchurch.org.uk
Welcome to the parish church of Towednack in the Anglican Diocese of Truro in Cornwall.
Towednack is from Cornish To (= Thy) Winnoc, a diminutive of St Winwaloe, 6th century founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey near Brest in Brittany, and founder of a number of churches in Cornwall.
Our regular Sunday Service is Holy Communion (Common Worship) at 10.15am. If there is a fifth Sunday in the month it is a joint service with the Parish of Zennor, alternately at Towednack at 10.15am and at Zennor at 11.00am.
Towednack Feast is on Sunday 26th April; there is a Flower Festival from 26th April to 2nd May.
For more information, including service times and details, and details of events, please visit our website www.towednackchurch.org.uk
Pubs in Towednack Parish
Engine Inn
, Nancledra, Cripplesease, TR20 8NF
(01736) 741311
theengineinnstives.co.uk