Walk to St. Helen's Oratory

". . . the most superb coastal scenery in the Kingdom is that which is presented by granite wall and metamorphic rocks of West Penwith, from Clodgy Point in the north round to Carn Du in the south." 

p. 41, Unknown Cornwall

There's a great walk from Brisons Veor to the top of the Cape and then down and around a build field where you can explore St. Helen's Oratory.

Here's the trial from Brisons Veor up to the chimney.

As you walk up the will you get to the coast guard station. The coast guard parks their car by my cottage every morning.

The chimney is a beautiful marker on the top of Cape Cornwall

I'm up there with Sarah and Michael.

Tim joins us for this selfie.

Sarah and I.

She's showing me something.

Views north.

Looking at the Brisons

Looking at Priest's Cove.

Someone had left these yellow roses in remembrance of the departed. Yellow is definitely the color of Penwith.  Yellow flowers were also in Owen's Doyle's stainedglass windows.

"The remains of St. Helen's Oratory, which date back as far as Roman times according to one observer, is a tiny early Christian chapel located in a field at Cape Cornwall.

An ancient cross with a chi-rho monogram was discovered on the site in the mid-19th Century, but was sadly lost. The current cross on the chapel is one that was found nearby." 

www.saintsandstones.net

If it wasn't colder than all get out I would have done some sketches.  But I was too cold to work outdoors. 

This is the most beautiful of all the photos.

 

When we went inside it was quite small.

This headstone has the name Payne which is a name in my family.