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THE LAND'S END


castles, and also some fine examples of the stone cashel. Such is Chun ; also beehive huts, as at Bosprennis, and a curious cluster of habitations at Chysauster already referred to.

There are cromlechs, sacred circles, and menhirs. These are so numerous and so interesting, that a visitor should take Mr. Lach-Szyrma's guide and examine them in detail.

Note.—Books to be consulted:—
Blight (J. T.), A Week at the Land’s End, 1861. List of Antiquities in Kirrier and Penwith. Truro, 1862. Churches of West Cornwall, Oxford: Parker, 1885 (second edition).
Lach-Szyrma (W. S. ), Two Hundred and Twenty-two Antiqtiities in and about Penzance, Plymouth: Luke. n.d.
Matthews (J. H.), A History of the Parishes of St. Ives, Lelant, etc. London: Stock, 1892.