Southeast trail
Duloe Stone Circle
Take the B3254 from Liskeard south towards Duloe village. This is the smallest stone circle in Cornwall. It is situated on a flat ridge top, flanked half a mile on either side by deep valleys containing the Looe and West Looe rivers. More on Duloe Stone Circle
Looe/Logh
South along the B3254 from Duloe until it joins the A374 and travel south. Looe/Logh a fishing port and coastal town and is actually made up of the two towns of East Looes and West Looe in which are linked by a bridge across the River Looe. More on Looe/Logh
Talland
Talland is west along the coast from Looe is a hamlet between Looe and Polpero that is made up consists of a church, the old vicarage and some houses. More on Talland
Polperro/Porthpyra
Continue west along the coast to Polperro/Porthpyra which is a village and fishing port situated on the River Pol. It four miles west of Looe and is a fishing harbour surrounded by old fishermen's houses. More on Polperro /Porthpyra
Lansallos/Lannsalwys
Lansallos/Lannsalwys is coastal village between Polperro and Polruan and is passes by the scenic South West Coastal Path. The village takes it's name form a monastery dedicated to St Salwys and within the village is the parish church dedicated to St Ildierna. More on Lansallos/Lannsalwys
Polruan/Porthruan
Polruan/Porthruan is a small fishing village west along the coast from Lansallos. It is also known for boat building and is surrounded on three sides by the Pont Creek to the north, the River Fowey to the south and the English Channel. More on Polruan/Porthruan
Bodinnick
Bodinnick is a fishing village on the east bank of the River Fowey opposite Fowey and about four miles from Portruan. There is a ferry service between Fowey and Bodinnick. Daphne du Maurier wrote many of her novels when living at "Ferryside" on the river bank at Bodinnick. More on Bodinnick
Fowey/Fowidh
Fowey/Fowidh is a small town, dating from medieval times, at the mouth of the River Fowey with ferry crossings to Polruan (foot) and Bodinnick (Car). It's natural harbour gave rise to the development of trade and seen as of strategic importance. Two blockhouses were built for defence at either side of the harbour entrance and a small castle built in about 1540 on St Catherines Point. More on Fowey/Fowidh
St Catherine's Castle
St Catherine's Castle is situated on the headland known of St Catherine's Point at the entrance to the River Fowey estuary. Possibly of importance since prehistory. A medieval chapel to the north of St Catherine's Castle was replaced in the 19th century by a granite arched mausoleum commemorating the Rashleigh family. More on St Catherine's Castle
Golant/Goelnans
Golant/Goelnans is a village situated on the west bank of the River Fowey about two miles north of Fowey and seven miles east of St Austell. It was in this area that battles took place between Royalist and Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. Golant church is dedicated to St Sampson. More on Golant/Goelnans
Castle Dore
Castle Dore is an Iron Age settlement first occupied between the fourth and first centuries BC. Returning west from Golant to the B3296 and turn north for a short distance and the site is on the right side of the road. No formal right of way to the site is in place and the owner's permission should be sought. More on Castle Dore
Lostwithiel/Lostwydhyel
Continue north from Golant to Lostwithiel/Lostwydhyel. This is a small town in at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey and is on the A290 toward St Austell and Truro. Amongst Lostwithiel's most notable buildings is St Bartholomew's Church. More on Lostwithiel/Lostwydhyel
Respryn Bridge
Respryn Bridge is a medieval bridge across the River Fowey in Lanhydrock Parish. It has five arches. The bridge replaced an earlier thirteenth century one with the central arch dating back to the fifteenth century. More on Respryn Bridge
Helman Tor
Returning south from Respryn Bridge, Helman Tor is a Neolithic site between Bodmin and Lostwithiel southwest of Sweethouse. The tor is at the northern end of a north-south granite ridge. Archaeological surveys have identified a series of low walls and levelled terraces on the tor. More on Helman Tor