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St Piran's Round is a Cornish playing place or theatre of medieval date, located near Perranporth in Cornwall. The monument comprises a circular earthwork with a raised circular platform at its centre, surrounded by a substantial bank and ditch that would have accommodated spectators during performances of mystery plays and other dramatic productions. Dating to the fifteenth century or possibly earlier, it represents one of the few surviving physical examples of the theatrical venues that were integral to medieval Cornish cultural life. The site demonstrates the sophisticated organisation required to stage such performances and provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding medieval entertainment practices in the Celtic west of Britain.
St Piran's Round is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016168. View the official record →
St Piran's Round is a Cornish playing place or theatre of medieval date, located near Perranporth in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016168.
St Piran's Round 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 1016168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows (8.1 km), Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm (8.1 km), Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Piran's Round's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Piran's Round stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.