St. Piran's Round

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St. Piran's Round (also called Rerran Round) is a walled Iron Age or older settlement on the road from Goonhavern to Perranporth south of Newquay in Cornwall in England . The Round is a perfect circle and has two opposite entrances.

The facility has been in operation for two millennia as one of the Cornish “plen-an-gwary” or amphitheater . The Cornish Cycle-of Mystery Plays are regular religious or political gatherings of the Gorseth Kernow Bard Association at the international Celtic festival "Lowender Peran".

In the middle of one's spoon-shaped depression ( English Devil's Frying Pan - dt devil frying pan.) Called. During the games, the devil is supposed to get out of this depression. The Round, which can accommodate up to 2000 people, is looked after by a dedicated local group and is in excellent condition.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 20 '53.8 "  N , 5 ° 7' 24.3"  W.