English Heritage sites near Linkinhorne Parish
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
3 miles from Linkinhorne Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
4 miles from Linkinhorne Parish
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
KING DONIERT'S STONE
5 miles from Linkinhorne Parish
Two richly carved pieces of a 9th century 'Celtic' cross, with an inscription commemorating Dumgarth, British King of Dumnonia, who drowned in c. AD 875.
DUPATH WELL
6 miles from Linkinhorne Parish
This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
7 miles from Linkinhorne Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
RESTORMEL CASTLE
14 miles from Linkinhorne Parish
Great 13th-century circular shell-keep of Restormel still encloses the principal rooms of the castle in remarkably good condition, standing on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch.
Churches in Linkinhorne Parish
St. Melor
Churchtown
Linkinhorne
Truro
01579 370557
http://www.callingtoncluster.org.uk
Welcome to the parish church of Linkinhorne: St Melor in the Anglican Diocese of Truro and county of Cornwall England.
The Parish Church dedicated to St Melor is dated from the 16th century although the south aisle is attributed to the 14th century.
The Norman font and the Celtic cord-work and mouldings on the outer arch of the south porch are examples to suggest a much earlier church on the site.
The north side of the church together with the tower was refurbished in 1891. The square tower (second only to Probus, also in the county of Cornwall) is 120 feet high and is built in four stages, buttressed and finished with battlements and crocketed pinnacles. The present set of six bells were recast in 1805 and re-hung in 1923.
Internally, the building is laid out in traditional form with a central nave and pews either side, chancel choir stalls and altar. There are two side aisles both with Chapel altars at the east end which are used from time to time for informal worship.
The windows are mostly glazed in plain cathedral glass with some memorial stained glass. one of which depicts our patron, St Melor.
Other ancient and notable artefacts within the building include a fine Elizabethan table used as a side-chapel altar, Elizabethan pews, and 14th century wall paintings (depicting “The Seven Works of Mercy"), a carved oak pulpit and lectern and a set of stocks, well presented, with holes for seven people, awaiting occupants in the porch!!
Holy Well - in a field below and to the South West of the church is St. Melor's well. A tiny 15th century granite building, complete except for the door (though the staples for the hinges remain)with a little niche for the saint above.
Visit our website for more information: www.callingtoncluster.org.uk
St. Paul's : Upton Cross
Upton Cross
Linkinhorne
Truro
(01579) 363515
http://www.callingtoncluster.org.uk
Welcome to the mission church of St Paul's, Upton Cross in the parish of Linkinhorne. We are part of the Callington Cluster and the Anglican Diocese of Truro in the county of Cornwall, England.
St Paul's was built in the 19th Century as a daughter Church to St Melor's,Linkinhorne, to serve the mining community in the Caradon Hill district. The Rev. Poland was instrumental in establishing the church when the mining community refused to walk the 3 miles to St Melor's! And who can blame them!
St Paul's is considered one of, if not the finest church of its type in the county.
Adjacent to the Church is the CrossLink Centre which was formerly known as St. Paul's Room.
Visit our website for information: www.callingtoncluster.org.uk
Pubs in Linkinhorne Parish
Caradon Inn
Friendly 17th century slate- and ivy-clad country inn near the Sterts open air theatre, attracting both local and passing trade and enjoying a reputation for decent beer and good value food. Both the public bar and the lounge have stone wal...
Cheesewring Hotel
Note: This pub closed due to severe fire damage in December 2021, and remains closed summer 2022. The highest pub in Cornwall, at 303m above sea level, this free house was during the 19th century the paymaster-general's house for the local...
Church House Inn
NOTE: Opening times can be erratic - check with pub before travelling. Reopened in December 2017 after 20 months closed, this rural community pub sits close to the church, and is popular with the vicar and local villagers alike; note it o...
Manor House Inn
Comfortable and traditional 17th-century inn and restaurant in the Lynher Valley, on the edge of Bodmin Moor. There are three main rooms, one of which has a slated and carpeted floor, the other two comprising the restaurant areas. The chang...