Lizard trail
Halliggye
Halliggye is a fogou, which is a Cornish word for a cave. This is an underground passage constructed from the late Iron Age and early Roman periods. Their function is not clear, but they could have had a religious significance or have been used as a refuge or for storage. Click here for more on Halliggye
Helford/Heylfordh
Helford/Heylfordh is a village on the south bank of the Helford River west from Mawgan about five miles southwest of Falmouth. Within the village is a shop and pub. There is a foot ferry that runs in the summer months to Helford Passage which is a village situated on the north bank of the Helford River opposite Helford. Click here for more on Helford/Heylfordh
Manaccan
Manaccan is village about five miles from Falmouth and just south of Helford on the Lizard Peninsula. The parish church is dedicated to St Mannacus and St Dunstan on the site of a Norman church. The remains can be seen in the impressive Norman entrance with the rest of the building being thirteenth and fifteenth century. The Boden Vean Fogou is nearby. Click here for more on Manaccan
St Keverne/Lannaghevran
St Keverne/Lannaghevran is a village on the Lizard Peninsula southeast of Mannacan toward Coverack. This was the site where the 1497 Cornish Rebellion started under the leadership of Michael An Gof, who was subsequently executed. There is a statue commemorating him in the village. The church, dedicated to St Akeveranus, is 15th century. Click here for more on St Keverne/Lannaghevran
Trebarveth
To the south of St Keverne and west of Lowland Point are the remains of settlements and field systems varying in date from the Mesolithic to early medieval times. To the west of Lowland Point is a small oval walled structure and the remains of salt making which has been dated back to the early Romano-British period. Click here for more on Trebarveth
Coverack/Porthkovrec
Coverack/Porthkovrec is a village and fishing port on the east side of the Lizard Peninsula south from St Keverne and some nine miles south of Falmouth. It has a number of hotels and a youth hostel and is noted as a centre for water sports. Close to the South West Coast Path is Polowrain Gardens that includes a prehistoric settlement. Click here for more on Coverack/Porthkovrec
Chynalls
South of Coverack a coastal path follows the line of Chynalls Cliff. Chynalls cliff castle is on Chynalls Point and is formed by two earthen banks built across the promontory with a ditch between. Cliff castles date from the middle of the Iron Ages around 500 BC. Click here for more on Chynalls
Lankidden Cliff Castle
This is an Iron Age cliff castle on a headland about one and a half kilometres east of Kennack Sands. Also known as Carrick Luz it is west from Chynalls and Black Head. It can be reached by the coastal path from Kennack Sands or Coverack, or by footpath from Arrowan which is south from Ponsongath. Click here for more on Lankidden Cliff Castle
Lizard
Lizard is a village on the peninsula of the same name and is south west from Coverack and Kuggar and about ten miles south of Helston along the A3083. The name comes from the Cornish for place 'lis' and high 'ard'. There is a large village green with a number of cafes and gift shops. The parish church is dedicated to St Winwallo and is in Landewednack on the outskirts of Lizard village. Click here for more on Lizard
Kynance Gate
The settlement of Kynance Gate, also known as Carngoon Bank is thought to have developed in the Middle Bronze Age around an outcrop of Serpentine bedrock. Evidence of roundhouses and kilns have been found. Later structural remains date from the iron Age through to the Roman period. Click here for more on Kynance Gate
Mullion/Eglosvelyan
Mullion/Eglosvelyan is a village north from Lizard along the A3083 and west on the B3296 at Penhale. The Village acts as an important amenity centre on the Peninsula and is popular for visitors. Mullion Cove is a sheltered harbour one mile south of Mullion with Mullin Island, an uninhabited island offshore from the Cove which is important for birdlife. Click here for more on Mullion/Eglosvelyan
Gunwalloe/Gwynnwalow
Gunwalloe/Gwynnwalow is a village and cove north along the coast from Mullion and about three miles southwest of Helston. The parish church of St Winwaloe is on the site of an earlier church rebuilt in the fourteenth and fifteenth century. There is a Celtic Cross next to the Church. Click here for more on Gunwalloe/Gwynnwalow
Helston/Henllys
Helston/Henllys is a town north from Lizard along the A3083 about nine miles west of Falmouth and is at the north end of the Lizard Peninsula. The town is the location for the annual Furry Dance (Flora Dance) which is thought to have it's roots in medieval times. Click here for more on Helston/Henllys
Porthleven
Porthleven is a fishing port west of Helston along the B3304. As well as fishing the town has a thriving tourist industry. With particularly spectacular waves and swells it is a popular surfing location. The Bickford-Smith Institute is located next to the pier and harbour entrance and a very distinctive high tower and currently houses council offices. Click here for more on Porthleven
Breage/Eglosvreg
Breage/Eglosvreg is a village north from Porthleven and about three miles from Helston on the A394. It is named after Saint Breaca, an Irish missionary. The granite church of St Breaca/Breage is dedicated to him and was built in the fifteenth century. Click here for more on Breage/Eglosvreg