Chapel Of St Piran

The Chapel of St Piran is a building that likely dates back to the 15th century, although it has undergone significant alterations over the years. After the Reformation, it was probably converted into an outbuilding but was later restored as a mission chapel dedicated to St Piran. The walls of the chapel were lowered in 1887, and it was heavily restored in 1941 when it was returned to its use as a chapel.

Constructed from local slate stone rubble, the chapel features a rag slate roof with gable ends. It has a rectangular single-cell plan, with an earlier entrance on the north side that has been blocked, and a new entrance inserted in the west gable end. The building is low and single-storey, displaying several straight joints in the masonry on the north side. There is a blocked door on the north side and a partly restored two-light chamfered granite mullion window with cusped lancets towards the west. The entrance in the west gable end has a plank door and is topped by a row of pigeon holes, along with a one-light segmental arched window on the east side.

Inside, the chapel contains simple pitch pine furnishings and a 20th-century stone altar, along with a collar-rafter roof from the late 19th century. The first recorded mention of a chapel dedicated to St Piran dates back to a license granted by the bishop to Parson Gregory to celebrate mass in 1457. Since the Reformation, the building appears to have been used for agricultural purposes, although there is limited documentary evidence. Tithe Apportionment maps from 1841 indicate a Chapel Meadow adjacent to the site.