Veryan

Veryan

Veryan is a village and civil parish on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

It is probably best known for the five round thatched houses built in the early 19th century by the Reverend Jeremiah Trist, each with a cross on top; they stand two at either end of the village and one in the centre. They are often said to have been built round so that there was no corner for the Devil to hide and that the crosses on the roofs were intended to drive the Devil away but there is little or no evidence for this. Veryan was originally mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Elerkey, which name was derived from Elerk, the Cornish for 'swan'

The main settlements are at Veryan Churchtown, Veryan Green, Portloe and the smaller hamlets of Trewartha, Treviskey, Carne and Camels. Veryan itself is situated only 1.5 miles from a string of sandy beaches, namely Carne and Pendower.

Carne Beacon, lying a mile from Veryan is said to be the burial place of the Cornish saint, King Gerennius. Local legends suggest that the burial mound contains the golden boat with silver oars, on which his body was brought across Gerrans Bay. There is no archaeological evidence for the existence of this boat. [http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/cornwall/hurlers.html]

External links

* http://www.veryan.org.uk/
* http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Veryan/index.html
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ecornwallpics/veryan/index.htm Photos of Veryan]
* [http://www.kitt.net/veryan.html Video clips and photos of Veryan]
* [http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=((text)='veryan') Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Veryan]


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