Kerris
| Kerris Cornish: Kerys | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Road junction in Kerris | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW443273 |
| Location: | 50°5’23"N, 5°34’33"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Penzance |
| Postcode: | TR19 |
| Dialling code: | 01736 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
St Ives |
Kerris is a hamlet in western Cornwall three miles southwest of Penzance in the Parish of Paul.
Kerris means "fort-place" in the Cornish language.[1] The oldest building in the village is a former manor house, dates back to the Middle Ages. There are two farms in the hamlet.
Antiquities
Several prehistoric relics can be found around Kerris including the Roundago (possibly an Iron Age hill fort) and the Kerris Standing Stone or menhir[2] Several fields away is the Tresvannack Stone which stands around 11 feet with a further 4 feet below ground. In 1840 a pair of urns was found under a slab of granite at the base of the stone. The urns are now kept at Penlee Museum in Penzance.
Kerris cross was damaged during the Civil War and repaired by a local blacksmith in the 19th century with iron pins holding the granite head in position. In September 2011 the corroded pins were replaced by stainless steel pins. Mediæval crosses, in situ, indicate the route to the parish church.[3]
References
- ↑ Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Mayo: Evertype ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 43
- ↑ Megalithic Portal
- ↑ "Mediæval cross that marks path to church is repaired". Cornishman. 29 September 2011.