Veryan Round Houses

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Veryan Round Houses by Tony Atkin as part of the Geograph project.

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Veryan Round Houses

Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 15 Aug 2005

Five of these unusual houses were constructed in the village in the 1820's. It is said that they were built round "so that the devil cannot hide in the corners".

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.217779
Longitude
-4.924