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Kea, TRURO, TR3 6AJ

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This field has been identified as the site of the plain-an-gwarry that gave the village of Playing Place its name. Playing place being the English translation from the Cornish/Kernewek plain-an-gwarry. A plain-an-gwarry was a large circular amphitheatre surrounded by stone faced earth banks or dry stone walls about 2 metres high. They were used for many purposes similar to a community centre of today. The use that they mostly associated with is the performance of miracle plays that were popular in mediaeval times. It has been suggested that the recently discovered sixteenth century Cornish language manuscript Beunans Ke (The Life of St Kea) was written to be performed here. There are two plain-an-gwarries in Cornwall that have survived almost complete. One here Image and one here Image

THE ROUNDS IN THE FIELD BESIDE THIS FOOTPATH ARE THE REMAINS OF TWO ROUND ENCLOSURES ONE IS AN IRONAGE SETTLEMENT AND THE OTHER IS THE PLAIN-AN-GWARRY OR PLAYING PLACE AFTER WHICH THIS VILLAGE IS NAMED PLAYS CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ST KEA WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED HERE IN MEDIEVAL TIMES

Carved stone post by the UC road (was A39), in parish of KEA (CARRICK District), just South of 30 mph sign, entering Playing Place, by the road, on South side of road. Truro stone, erected by the Truro turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- FROM TRURO 2 MILES Carved benchmark and rivet on top of front face. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1396489 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1396489 Milestone Society National ID: CW_TOKH02.

Carved stone post by the UC road (was A39), in parish of KEA (CARRICK District), just South of 30 mph sign, entering Playing Place, by the road, on South side of road. Truro stone, erected by the Truro turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- FROM TRURO 2 MILES Carved benchmark on top of front face. Grade II Listed. List Entry Number:1396489 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1396489 Milestone Society National ID: CW_TOKH02.