Perran Round

Entrance to Perran Round

Perran Round (also known as St Piran's Round) is an amphitheatre in the hamlet of Rose, midway between the villages of Goonhavern and Perranporth, Cornwall, UK. It is described as the best surviving example of a plen-an-gwary, a medieval amphitheatre used for performing the Ordinalia, or Cornish miracle plays,[1] and Cornish wrestling tournaments.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England. "St Pirans Round (428200)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ Royal Cornwall Gazette, 26 July 1894.