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Glasney College is a late medieval ecclesiastical foundation established in Penryn, Cornwall, in the late fourteenth century as a collegiate church. The college functioned as an important religious and educational institution serving the Penryn area until its dissolution during the English Reformation in the sixteenth century. Substantial ruins of the college buildings survive, including parts of the collegiate church and associated domestic structures, demonstrating the scale and architectural ambition of the foundation. The site represents a significant example of late medieval collegiate architecture in Cornwall and reflects the religious patronage and institutional life of the period.
College known as Glasney College, Penryn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007260. View the official record →
Glasney College is a late medieval ecclesiastical foundation established in Penryn, Cornwall, in the late fourteenth century as a collegiate church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007260.
College known as Glasney College, Penryn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round 240m south east of Norways Farm (4.9 km), Cliff castle on Rosemullion Head (6.5 km), Round 220m south east of The Level House (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of College known as Glasney College, Penryn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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College known as Glasney College, Penryn stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.