Ruan Minor
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| Ruan Major | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW720152 |
| Location: | 49°59’37"N, 5°10’57"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | TR12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Ruan Minor is a village on the Lizard peninsula in south-western Cornwall. It stands just hald a mile inland from the fishing port at Cadgwith.
The village, despite its name, is far larger than the decayed hamlet at Ruan Major, which is to be found a mile and a half to the north-west.
Both Ruan Major and Ruan Minor villages have churches dedicated to St Rumonus, though Ruan Major's church, though greatly restored and altered by Edmund Sedding in 1867, stands in a ruinous condition. That of Ruan Minor stands in the village. It is a small, mainly 15th century building and has a Norman piscina.
St Ruan is a hamlet just to the west of Ruan Minor, separated by fields.